It is clear that unless our individual and individualistic broomstick-like countries see the wisdom in coming together to integrate and benefit from the power of a strong united African government, our economies will continue to be toyed with by foreign interests and greedy speculators, to the continuing detriment of the welfare of our people"
Personally, after spending one semester studying at the University of Ghana, including a great deal of time at the W.E.B. Du Bois Cultural Centre and Library, where his body is entombed, I can only say that I wish it were so, but I'm skeptical.
I'm a big fan of Pan-African thought, believing as I do that a host of Africa's problems are related to issues of tribalism (imagine nationalism run amok, on a much smaller, but no less deadly, scale. Silly, isn't it? Especially from the perspective of a white guy from the U.S.) and the border conflicts that result from the decisions made at the 1884-85 Berlin Conference, where Africa was pretty much cut up and traded between the European powers.
The problem, at least as far as the map is concerned, is that no one in power now is willing to give up an inch of territory, even if the old lines make no sense. Oh well, I guess the killing will continue, to detriment of all.
And btw, if you're concerned at all about the genocide in Darfur, please sign up and donate to SaveDarfur.org One day, your kids may ask you what you did to help stop the brutal treatment of the Darfurians. What are you going to to say? The least you could do is send a free email to our President. Believe it or not, increasing those numbers matter. Money matters even more!
