By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsProfound similarities and stark differences exist with Haiti and Israel. Haiti’s population of about 11.5 million people is slightly more than Israel’s population of about 10 million people, including over 2 million Arab residents. Haiti’s geographic area of 10,710 square...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Whether the rubber that fueled early industrialization or the uranium that shaped the nuclear age, and now cobalt, the Congo has been indispensable to modern life. Yet the Congolese people remain locked out of the prosperity and a decent quality...

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsWe must pay attention to the widening diplomatic fault line between South Africa and Kenya. Two nations with continental influence, different instincts about power, and competing visions of how African development and sovereignty should take place in 21st century. South Africa:The...

By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsRelations between the United States, South Africa, and Israel are complicated. The current Trump administration has overtly frozen and downgraded relations with Africa’s most industrialized nation, South Africa. During a May 21 meeting in the White House, President Donald Trump attempted...

In his own words, Terrel Duval Harper aka: Relly Rebel Interviewed by Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts Tell us a little about yourself.I used to be a comedian, just living in the neighborhood. I’m from New Jersey. Before I came and started doing activism I’ve been locked up...

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsIsrael has pushed the USA into war with Iran explained Secretary of State Rubio, “Why now? Well, there’s two reasons why now. The first is it was abundantly clear that if Iran came under attack by anyone, the United States...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWe know that Black history is world history and it is timeless, but we can still respect the time designated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson as “Negro History Week” back in February 1926 and then officially expanded by President Gerald...

By Kazembe BattsIG: @ KazbattsRecently, two major international events, including the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Germany and the 39th African Union Summit (AUS) in Ethiopia, took place. Both multi-day gatherings were well attended by national leaders and influencers from around the world....

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsAfrican people around the world are suffering. Pan-African unity has been suggested as a possible solution to the problems affecting the people. There is a lack of consensus on this philosophy and tactic. Can we people of African ancestry, build...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsIn 2001, Black Hawk Down was a box-office movie sensation that conditioned many Americans about how they should view the situation in Somalia. Since then, disrespect from President Trump at White House press briefings, years of the American military consistently...

By Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbatts “No boots on the ground or bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!” shouted the twenty-something, female African demonstrator as I walked past Union Square Park in Manhattan. A catchy slogan that is fast becoming a reality as the world’s...

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 6: (L-R) Alexei Laushkin, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Katie Mahoney hold a banner that reads "Protect the Haitian Community!" on the House East Front Steps at the U.S. Capitol Building on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. The three were on Capitol Hill with the Christian Defense Coalition to demonstrate against the Trump administration's plan to revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitian community. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI OCTOBER 29: People live in flooded areas under difficult circumstances in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on October 29, 2025, as heavy rains from Hurricane Melissa begin to affect the region. The hurricane is expected to bring severe rainfall, flooding, and landslides, worsening conditions for displaced residents already living in vulnerable shelters. (Photo by Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivers a national address on the occasion of 'October 1 Independence Day' in Abuja, Nigeria on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Nigerian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Displaced Sudanese women who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), stand in front of their makeshift shelter in the Um Yanqur camp, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

By Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsThe Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s second largest political party, a partner in a governing coalition with the African National Congress (ANC) since 2024, has introduced legislation to end Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment, the ANC’s flagship affirmative action program, and...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWest of Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, is the lesser-known nation of Cameroon. Split between an eastern third that speaks English and a western two thirds that speaks French. The west African nation has an Atlantic Ocean coastline and is...

Edited & interviewedby Kazembe Batts IG: @kazbattsIn his own words an anonymous, 27 year, Brooklyn-based, Burkina Faso born, software engineer, American citizen who has been living in the USA for 18 years, shares thoughts after a recent visit.How Safe Is the City, the Country?...

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsWhether at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference or in Little Haiti, leaders are strategizing about plans to encourage development in Haiti. Press conferences and binding resolutions at the United Nations....

By Jeffery Kazembe BattsIG: @kazbattsPresident of Ghana John Dramani Mahama and President of Kenya William Ruto came to NYC to address the assembled diplomats at the General Assembly among other agenda items. The Ghanian and Kenyan leaders took advantage of the stage and came...