Tuesday, December 30, 2008

50 PLUS YEARS AFTER INDEPENDENCE: Ghana elects a new president as Coup declared in Guinea- Will a Forward United Africa ever come? Nkrumah/Toure

I read this blog When will Africa Think? What struck me the most was the title & the word "think". If we only took a moment to actually think things thru before speaking & reacting? If we only took a moment to "think" of the benefits & consequences- long term-? A trait that people actually had the audacity to be upset with President Elect Obama for having. He takes too much time to think every action, question & answer thru - Hmmm-there's something wrong with a thinker?! I think history has shown the world many times over that being to quick on the draw can have dire consequences!

We need a new era of "Thinkers" , who lead great nations all over the world, especially in Africa. We fail to know about, learn about, remember & pass on our history as nations & as a continent! We must pass on our past glories as much as international history books & media focus on our failures. If we only see ourselves thru our failures how can we find hope in a promise of a change & a glory that we have never known? As Ghana decides on a new president & a coup ushers in new rulers to Guinea, let the people not forget the triumphs & dreams along with the failures of Kwame Nkrumah & Sekou Toure! The friendships, national & continental bonds in a dream of One Africa, in membership, unity & in one common focus of developing a self sufficient, self reliant & prosperous continent!

The world as we know it is changing around us. The global blueprints have already been written, it's a matter of the people deciding to have change , standing up for change & being change! If any government is to serve its people & to be globally recognized , then it must only be up to the people to vote them in & topple them in their lack of service or in their disservice! Checks & Balances are of human necessity! They eventually will come, the easy constitutional way or ugly hard murderous way! Power should never be seen as a permanent takeover!

Africans must "THINK" of the many years of lack of service, disservice, and dreams deferred & decide that change is now! It starts with Africans knowing, understanding & believing that Africans must also prepare for the long journey & Keep Their Eyes on The Prize! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/

Mama Africa has soared thru the flames like a phoenix thru the ashes or a fairy God mother ; she has given Africa another opportunity to make good on its many dreams deferred with hopes that we will learn from our past in understanding that "I am my brothers keeper /I am my sister's Keeper & It takes a village .. " are at the core values of Africa & Africans. Without our core or with imbalance & hypocrisy in our core, we can never be complete in our growth! We need to recognize that each of our sufferings are interdependent rather than independent of one another. If one suffers we all suffer because our independence, progress & success as nations & as a continent can easily be taken off course, when we choose not to be our brother & sister's keeper! When the people are in despair & more fearful of government than the government fears the dissatisfaction of the people who they are to serve, this can only bring revolution ,anarchy or crisis!

A fire at your neighbor's house can easily spread to your house -so you're better off to be proactive in helping to extinguish the fire instead of cowardly staying locked in your house hoping the fire burns out before it reaches your door! The Global Fusion Way (The Global Fusion Handbook of Global Etiquette)!

With abundant growth in natural resources, oil discoveries, resources ripe for the global demand in telecommunications services ( only in Africa can I walk thru the deepest of bushes & get cell phones service, while I can barely get service from one room to the other in my New York city apartment -go figure!) & lets not forget the resurrection of a Global Green movement of which Mama Africa's stars continue to Shine in bringing new industry to Africa utilizing, refining & creating a new future for Africa thru it's natural resources! !Africa as a continent is on a global rise despite the many sufferings! 2009 will be very telling of the direction of the continent thru its people , its leadership & without a doubt, thru mother Africa's gift of her resources!

There are certain traditions in history that uniquely define us as people & should always maintain & sustain our development! If your brother in Zimbabwe, Kenya,Ghana, Guinea, Congo etc. is doing wrong & bringing shame, crisis, suffering & impeding the progress of the family, then you must call the elders together to handle the business at hand in dignity for the honor & progress of the family that is Africa!

I was told by a Ghanaian cab driver in New York that "Illiteracy is a disease killing Africa & it's forward movement" There is a lot of truth to that, but lack of formal education does not diminish ones capacity to think!

When We choose to "Think" we can finally answer & challenge the global question of -How is Africa so poor when it has an abundance of natural resources that sustain much of the world?!

Africa is rich in values & resources, but poor in fiances & knowing how to maintain our books -not so different from the bailed out banking, automobile & other industries thru out this global financial crisis & the trusting or swindling who were sold a lie & chose to believe it without "thinking it thru " & lost everything for an ill thought out dream or personal greed. This a time for those who know how to get by with very little , those who desire & create their own opportunity , those who know the value of hard work & those who are natural born survivors- Africans are way ahead in all those criteria. It's time for Africans to let Mama Africa help them help themselves!

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When will Africa think?
Published December 26, 2008 Hot , politics
http://kentgh.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/when-will-africa-think/#more-144

There we go again. Another useless and stupid coup d’etat in Guinea just hours after the former president Lansana Conte died. A gang of thieves and riff-raffs in military uniforms have rubbished the supreme document – Constitution - of the West African State and installed themselves as new leaders.This is thievery at its highest peak. Instead of the wild jubilation welcoming the decision of these inexperience young military officers turned leaders, Guineans should have defended their own constitution for the right thing to be done.

This is silly and at worst primitive. Gone are the days when coup d’etats were hailed in Africa. We have come of age and such remote tactics in taking political power by force is unacceptable in 21st Century Africa. We should be talking Information Technology and Communication, infrastructure development, new media and many other positive things and not coup d’etat and power struggles.

It is welcoming news that the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) among other international leaders condemn the illegitimate act in Guinea. That is not enough. They must put pressure and tough sanctions on Guinea until Camara and his cronies relinquish power immediately. The international community should bar their representatives from attending a so called meeting called by Camara to allay their fears.

The coup junta led by its appointed president, Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, now the country’s de facto leader, has promised to stamp out nepotism and graft, hold elections in 2010 and improve living standards. Most Guineans live in poverty, even though the country is the world’s top exporter of aluminium ore bauxite, Reuters’ news stated.

That is useless talk. Why can’t Camara learn to do the right thing if he claims he stands for the well being of the same people he wants to help. He could have resigned honourably from the military, join or form a political party and stand democratic elections. The same person would hold elections in 2010, stand and rig in his favour. This is how civil conflicts begin. His actions alone are anathema to the constitution of Guinea and has made himself unfit to occupy the number one position of that country. He is a coupist and a power thief that should not be allowed to walk in the corridors of legitimate leaders.
Until we stand up against the likes of Camara, Africa would continue to remain a laughing stock to the rest of the world.


Responses to “When will Africa think?”
2 Sylvia December 26, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Great piece. I think Africans need to stand up against such crooks who just come to power to aggravate the plight of the poor. Coup d’etat is of no use in this modern world. please Guinea sit up.
5 MASALA MASAKELA December 27, 2008 at 4:48 am
SOMETIMES, WE NEED THE SOLDIERS TO SHAKE THINGS UP IN AFRICAN POLITICS, CONTE HAS RULED AS A CIVILIAN FOR 20 YEARS AND GUINEA IS STILL THE SAME WHEN SEKOU LEFT.
WITH ALL THE MONEY GOTTEN FROM RESOURCES WHAT DID LANSANA DID.
THERE WILL BE PEACE IN MAMA AFRICA BUT NOT YET. ALL CONTINENTS AND COUNTRIES GO THROUGH THESE CHANGES.
MAMA AFRICA WILL BE STABLE ONE DAY. FOR NOW LET PEOPLE EXPERIMENT.
MASALA

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