Comments on: Is Africa ready for a United States of Africa? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:16:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kwame http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1555617 kwame Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:29:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1555617 whoa! Dan I commend you for out of all the the comments I read, yours touched me the most. I have the chorus of your poem on my facebook page. Thank you, I wish you well! whoa!
Dan I commend you for out of all the the comments I read, yours touched me the most.
I have the chorus of your poem on my facebook page.
Thank you, I wish you well!

]]> By: Dr Valentin NKUBA http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-2/#comment-1201710 Dr Valentin NKUBA Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:00:37 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1201710 For me I can say that Africa is in the way to become mature. And Africans are becoming mature as we can see it with the Congolese elections. United state of Africa for me is one of the ways of African people to decrease many political conflicts and to work for the economical growth of the African continent. So I also totally agree with Jacques Sebisaho and Dan Davidson saying that:”it is the worth to try”. United state of Africa, I think, can become the big opportunity to improve the responsibility of the African leadership. African leaders must work hard to achieve this objective. The best interest think is the general interests of the African people and the African continent. Dr Valentin NKUBA, Kigali For me I can say that Africa is in the way to become mature. And Africans are becoming mature as we can see it with the Congolese elections. United state of Africa for me is one of the ways of African people to decrease many political conflicts and to work for the economical growth of the African continent.
So I also totally agree with Jacques Sebisaho and Dan Davidson saying that:”it is the worth to try”.
United state of Africa, I think, can become the big opportunity to improve the responsibility of the African leadership. African leaders must work hard to achieve this objective. The best interest think is the general interests of the African people and the African continent.
Dr Valentin NKUBA, Kigali

]]> By: Phoshoko ma http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-2/#comment-1197246 Phoshoko ma Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:47:49 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1197246 African stop thinking about being failures lets look foward our dream we want to achieve which United Africa the years which African states was introduce may be it was not well prepared and not new their vision clearly .African countries have all resource we must stop adoupting other people s cultures let us remain proudly africans .Africans we can do it with no doubt African stop thinking about being failures lets look foward our dream we want to achieve which United Africa the years which African states was introduce may be it was not well prepared and not new their vision clearly .African countries have all resource we must stop adoupting other people s cultures let us remain proudly africans .Africans we can do it with no doubt

]]> By: Dola http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1195546 Dola Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:05:21 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1195546 There will never be a good time to create a single African state. It is all about will and selflessness. Africa needs a larger base in order to compete in a rapidly globalising world. I know the West would not want it. Case in hand: South Africans have easy access into the UK. In the event of joining a single state, willl that privilege still be available? Certainly not yet the UK wants to benefit from skilled professionals from South Africa. The loudest voice against continental integartion is foreign based on the knowledge that a bigger African state would have a larger bite than the present, individual, national demarcations. The best time for a move is now,the present - not sometime, undefined, in the future. There will never be a good time to create a single African state. It is all about will and selflessness. Africa needs a larger base in order to compete in a rapidly globalising world. I know the West would not want it. Case in hand: South Africans have easy access into the UK. In the event of joining a single state, willl that privilege still be available? Certainly not yet the UK wants to benefit from skilled professionals from South Africa. The loudest voice against continental integartion is foreign based on the knowledge that a bigger African state would have a larger bite than the present, individual, national demarcations. The best time for a move is now,the present – not sometime, undefined, in the future.

]]> By: NYUYKONGE WIYKIYNYUY Charles http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1192135 NYUYKONGE WIYKIYNYUY Charles Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:22:24 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1192135 It is safe to say that respect for the principle of separation of powers is deeply ingrained in every American. The nation subscribes to the original premise of the framers of the Constitution that the way to safeguard against tyranny is to separate the powers of government among three branches so that each branch checks the other two. Even when this system thwarts the public will and paralyzes the processes of government, Americans have rallied to its defense. This has worked best to safeguard peace in America more than anywhere else in the world. Considering the fact that America as it stands is a conglomeration of 50 federated states, just three states short of the number of states that make up Africa, it stands to be tested whether such unison venture of running Africa by such principles as democracy, and separation of powers will not work in tilting Africa to the right direction. This stream of thought has triggered a lot of controversy contemporarily with Muammar Gaddafi garnering support in view of the venture. The Cameroonian writer and activist, Mwalimu George Ngwane, argues that while the political and economic trajectories of African integration have been developed, the cultural component has not been explored, “…this has undermined the quest for an African citizenship through a common language, a pan-African media organ, a revised and harmonized education system, and a return to the organic concept of co-existence and cooperation as it obtained before individualism and exclusion became our new mantra.” George Ngwane in his rhetoric unambiguously articulates the lookouts for a successful erection of a united Africa. His pessimism is not abnormal in the event where one thinks him blind to the fact that Africa’s unity must start from somewhere. It is with this in mind that this dissertation asserts that the unification of Africa is a corner stone to the implementation of democratic principles such as respect for human rights, good governance practices, and rigid separation of powers which will establish a framework for the identification of the African, the institution of a language common to Africa, harmonization of the African educational system, and unison against avarice tendencies of African leaders amongst others. It is safe to say that respect for the principle of separation of powers is deeply ingrained in every American. The nation subscribes to the original premise of the framers of the Constitution that the way to safeguard against tyranny is to separate the powers of government among three branches so that each branch checks the other two. Even when this system thwarts the public will and paralyzes the processes of government, Americans have rallied to its defense. This has worked best to safeguard peace in America more than anywhere else in the world. Considering the fact that America as it stands is a conglomeration of 50 federated states, just three states short of the number of states that make up Africa, it stands to be tested whether such unison venture of running Africa by such principles as democracy, and separation of powers will not work in tilting Africa to the right direction. This stream of thought has triggered a lot of controversy contemporarily with Muammar Gaddafi garnering support in view of the venture.
The Cameroonian writer and activist, Mwalimu George Ngwane, argues that while the political and economic trajectories of African integration have been developed, the cultural component has not been explored,
“…this has undermined the quest for an African citizenship through a common language, a pan-African media organ, a revised and harmonized education system, and a return to the organic concept of co-existence and cooperation as it obtained before individualism and exclusion became our new mantra.”
George Ngwane in his rhetoric unambiguously articulates the lookouts for a successful erection of a united Africa. His pessimism is not abnormal in the event where one thinks him blind to the fact that Africa’s unity must start from somewhere. It is with this in mind that this dissertation asserts that the unification of Africa is a corner stone to the implementation of democratic principles such as respect for human rights, good governance practices, and rigid separation of powers which will establish a framework for the identification of the African, the institution of a language common to Africa, harmonization of the African educational system, and unison against avarice tendencies of African leaders amongst others.

]]> By: ahmed http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1191211 ahmed Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:52:43 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1191211 Well, first let me start out with a brief history of where i come from. I was born in Uganda, my mother is from Rwanda and my father is from Somalia. Basically as iam sure everyone in africa knows without money the standard and basic of life is very difficult there.So with good faith my mother and father sent me to the U.S.A with my aunt for a better life. I have been in the U.S.A for about 13 yrs now and iam 23 yrs old. What has always bothered me my whole life in this country was to see how the whole world views Africa. In other words the world sees AFrica as a lost continent on the road to extiction. We as Africans should unite and not just sit and depend on all the leaders to do something, but we as ppl should make the first step. And how do we make the first step you ask? well by first eliminating the whole ethinic mentality, we have been killing ourselves for hundreds of years because a person is from this ethnic group or that ethnic group. We need to start seeing ourselves as just "AFRICANS" not somalian, kenyan, nigerian, ethopian, ghanians but as a one africa. We are brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, if we dont help ourselves no one in this world will. And we certainly can't sit and wait for same nations that exploited as as slaves, guinnie pigs for expriments and used up our resources and our continent to the point we dont even realize how much africa is worth. I belive the best thing these other nations did to defeat us wasnt anthing else but was to use "us" agaisnt each other, divide and conquer. We have been hurting each other and its time Africa unites, its time we become one, its time go back to show the nation that GOD didnt put us on this earth to be slaves or mindless violent people, but a people of love for each other and love for there country. Iam very confident on the youth of Africa, young people my age that they have the power to stand up and take back our continent. Well, first let me start out with a brief history of where i come from. I was born in Uganda, my mother is from Rwanda and my father is from Somalia. Basically as iam sure everyone in africa knows without money the standard and basic of life is very difficult there.So with good faith my mother and father sent me to the U.S.A with my aunt for a better life. I have been in the U.S.A for about 13 yrs now and iam 23 yrs old. What has always bothered me my whole life in this country was to see how the whole world views Africa. In other words the world sees AFrica as a lost continent on the road to extiction. We as Africans should unite and not just sit and depend on all the leaders to do something, but we as ppl should make the first step. And how do we make the first step you ask? well by first eliminating the whole ethinic mentality, we have been killing ourselves for hundreds of years because a person is from this ethnic group or that ethnic group. We need to start seeing ourselves as just “AFRICANS” not somalian, kenyan, nigerian, ethopian, ghanians but as a one africa. We are brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, if we dont help ourselves no one in this world will. And we certainly can’t sit and wait for same nations that exploited as as slaves, guinnie pigs for expriments and used up our resources and our continent to the point we dont even realize how much africa is worth. I belive the best thing these other nations did to defeat us wasnt anthing else but was to use “us” agaisnt each other, divide and conquer. We have been hurting each other and its time Africa unites, its time we become one, its time go back to show the nation that GOD didnt put us on this earth to be slaves or mindless violent people, but a people of love for each other and love for there country.
Iam very confident on the youth of Africa, young people my age that they have the power to stand up and take back our continent.

]]> By: BRE http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1189212 BRE Mon, 23 Jul 2007 09:21:45 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1189212 Wow! This debate is still hot 21 days after the close of the AU Summit. Maybe the AU member states should draw up a referendum on the issue so that citizens all across the African continent can vote on the issue. In that way we all could learn who wants to be unitied with whom.That's what the EU did with their new constitution and the results were shocking... for pro-EU politicians and business leaders. You cannot impose unity from the top down, it has to start from the desire and will and efforts of the people. None of the African leaders who were pushing so hard for a fasttrack agreement to set up a new continent-wide "super government" consulted with their electorate (voters) before this summit. Leaders like Gaddafi and Mugabe and a few others in attendance of course don't have to answer to their voters. It's "my way or the highway" rule is the only game in town. Wow! This debate is still hot 21 days after the close of the AU Summit. Maybe the AU member states should draw up a referendum on the issue so that citizens all across the African continent can vote on the issue. In that way we all could learn who wants to be unitied with whom.That’s what the EU did with their new constitution and the results were shocking… for pro-EU politicians and business leaders.

You cannot impose unity from the top down, it has to start from the desire and will and efforts of the people. None of the African leaders who were pushing so hard for a fasttrack agreement to set up a new continent-wide “super government” consulted with their electorate (voters) before this summit. Leaders like Gaddafi and Mugabe and a few others in attendance of course don’t have to answer to their voters. It’s “my way or the highway” rule is the only game in town.

]]> By: Koluki http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1188960 Koluki Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:22:12 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1188960 I suggest a look at this post at Jewels in the Jungle blog: http://jewelsnthejungle.blogspot.com/2007/07/united-states-of-africa-fierce-debates.html I suggest a look at this post at Jewels in the Jungle blog:

http://jewelsnthejungle.blogspot.com/2007/07/united-states-of-africa-fierce-debates.html

]]> By: Kwemah Addey http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1188631 Kwemah Addey Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:41:12 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1188631 To Bob Sankofa, You are absolutely right. Places like Nigeria cannot resolve their internal problems, but nor can Tanzania. Last I heard, a famine was ravaging your population. Please sort that out first before pointing fingers! Cheers! To Bob Sankofa,

You are absolutely right.

Places like Nigeria cannot resolve their internal problems, but nor can Tanzania.

Last I heard, a famine was ravaging your population. Please sort that out first before pointing fingers!

Cheers!

]]> By: Jikomboe » United States of Africa…eti nini? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1188624 Jikomboe » United States of Africa…eti nini? Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:46:48 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1188624 [...] nini kuhusu mnyama huyu? Nikaandika maoni na uchambuzi wao kwenye ukurasa wa Global Voices Online. Bonyeza hapa uwasome. [...] [...] nini kuhusu mnyama huyu? Nikaandika maoni na uchambuzi wao kwenye ukurasa wa Global Voices Online. Bonyeza hapa uwasome. [...]

]]> By: Jacques Sebisaho http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1188508 Jacques Sebisaho Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:56:51 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1188508 I totally agree with Dan Davison who said it is worth a try. Why not try the United States of Africa? Why kill this new vision and hope for Africa? I think it's totally wrong to try to compare the new idea of United States of Africa and the United States of America. Even so, if this worked why not try it? I would like to suggest to some people who participated to this forum to be honnest and not only consider the imperfect part of a system. Nothing is perfect. We should emphasized on the positive part of US of America. I refuse to believe that the United States of Africa will be a duplicata of the United States of America. As an African, I am touched by this new vision and would like to work towards it. Whoever does not feet ready, will join us in the journey. For us, there is no time to waste any more. Jacques L. Sebisaho, New York I totally agree with Dan Davison who said it is worth a try. Why not try the United States of Africa? Why kill this new vision and hope for Africa? I think it’s totally wrong to try to compare the new idea of United States of Africa and the United States of America. Even so, if this worked why not try it? I would like to suggest to some people who participated to this forum to be honnest and not only consider the imperfect part of a system. Nothing is perfect. We should emphasized on the positive part of US of America. I refuse to believe that the United States of Africa will be a duplicata of the United States of America.
As an African, I am touched by this new vision and would like to work towards it. Whoever does not feet ready, will join us in the journey. For us, there is no time to waste any more.

Jacques L. Sebisaho, New York

]]> By: Dan Davison http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1188338 Dan Davison Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:36:32 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1188338 Hello, I debated as to whether to write in this space as I see wonderful messages by people with a thousand times the experience and insight as myself. As an older business man with a life of research and experience in local humanitarian efforts in North America, I wonder what I could know about Africa. I have studied the Continent from a social-economic-educational perspective for some years and have some opinions. I believe that Africa is the next fountain of spiritual and social wellness for the planet in the next civilization that is about to arrive in the coming years. Having researched through experience with working with youth in prisons, street youth and disadvantaged single moms and kids, I have realized that each human on earth has three needs: 1) A Sense of Safety (physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally) 2) A Sense of Community/Family (in the same 4 categories) 3) A Sense of Purpose (which requires that someone state a vision for all humanity as equals) I receive emails from Africans and somewhere they will state who "rich" we in North America are to their perspective. I tell them we are only rich in "things" and lack the depth of character and spirit that oppression and struggle causes for centuries. Africa today, in my humble opinion, is the soil needed to bring a crop of people who understand "the sovereign soul" in a way that has to bring wellness, peace and prosperity just out of Universal love and energy that naturally and supernaturally multiplies when two people touch in the spirit of genuine love. We sit at a banquet that is piles high. The spoons are 2 metres long and every person on earth some day will have to reach across the table to enjoy the banquet. We are about ready. In my ignorance of the issues of Africa, even through I study and chat to about 30 people in various locations, I cannot help but have a wonderful hope of a vision from the depths of the hearts of people, some who have only had their next breath to see as a future. The Universe will vindicate and answer their sacred cries and even thought I am not religious (but hopefully spiritual), any person who moves toward the new Africa and the attitude of "the sovereigh soul" of each person being as precious as the entire universe itself, will be empowered to do 1000 times any expectations that could be imagined. Should I ever be able, or selected by a higher power to serve in even the slightes way to the most needy of person in Africa, I would be humbled and content that I had been chosen. I am a business man, working on a massive humanitarian project that empowers the people of Africa to "teach a man/woman to fish" but gives them a fish for today to get strong. Truth and strength will rise and oppression and dishonesty will be exposed and drift away like the morning fog. My comments may be innacurate, not clean and objective or just plain naive, but I have a vision in my heart that is reflected in a song that I wrote. The lyrics of the chorus are: I will dance with you, and sing a new song I will dance with you, and celebrate our freedom I will love with you, and build a new dream I will love with you, and we will be a healing team I will cry with you, and heal our deep pain I will cry with you, and see our joy come back again I will laugh with you, and live in freedom I will laugh with you, and we will share our wisdom I will work with you, and build a new world I will work with you, and we see the peace unfold How will this be done? Unity, yet Liberty. What will change Africa? When we each realize as a "sovereign individual" as a total equal in soul regardless of money, status, power, position or birthplace, our new personal identity will start to grow inside of us. Then we unite in a new humanity like an army but with a new and unique process for wellness, peace and prosperity. OUR ONLY WEAPON IS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, AND OUT ONLY ENEMY IS THE FEAR IN OUR OWN HEART. Then we enter a dispensation of unconditional love, unliminted creativity, unprecedented peace and unparalleled prosperty. I think it is worth a try! My greatest admiration, respect and support for any person in Africa who embraces a flash of hope and vision for even one second of a beautiful Continent that leads the world into paradise. My highest regard, Dan Davison, Canada Hello, I debated as to whether to write in this space as I see wonderful messages by people with a thousand times the experience and insight as myself.

As an older business man with a life of research and experience in local humanitarian efforts in North America, I wonder what I could know about Africa. I have studied the Continent from a social-economic-educational perspective for some years and have some opinions. I believe that Africa is the next fountain of spiritual and social wellness for the planet in the next civilization that is about to arrive in the coming years.

Having researched through experience with working with youth in prisons, street youth and disadvantaged single moms and kids, I have realized that each human on earth has three needs:
1) A Sense of Safety (physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally)
2) A Sense of Community/Family (in the same 4 categories)
3) A Sense of Purpose (which requires that someone state a vision for all humanity as equals)

I receive emails from Africans and somewhere they will state who “rich” we in North America are to their perspective. I tell them we are only rich in “things” and lack the depth of character and spirit that oppression and struggle causes for centuries. Africa today, in my humble opinion, is the soil needed to bring a crop of people who understand “the sovereign soul” in a way that has to bring wellness, peace and prosperity just out of Universal love and energy that naturally and supernaturally multiplies when two people touch in the spirit of genuine love.

We sit at a banquet that is piles high. The spoons are 2 metres long and every person on earth some day will have to reach across the table to enjoy the banquet. We are about ready.

In my ignorance of the issues of Africa, even through I study and chat to about 30 people in various locations, I cannot help but have a wonderful hope of a vision from the depths of the hearts of people, some who have only had their next breath to see as a future. The Universe will vindicate and answer their sacred cries and even thought I am not religious (but hopefully spiritual), any person who moves toward the new Africa and the attitude of “the sovereigh soul” of each person being as precious as the entire universe itself, will be empowered to do 1000 times any expectations that could be imagined.

Should I ever be able, or selected by a higher power to serve in even the slightes way to the most needy of person in Africa, I would be humbled and content that I had been chosen.

I am a business man, working on a massive humanitarian project that empowers the people of Africa to “teach a man/woman to fish” but gives them a fish for today to get strong. Truth and strength will rise and oppression and dishonesty will be exposed and drift away like the morning fog.

My comments may be innacurate, not clean and objective or just plain naive, but I have a vision in my heart that is reflected in a song that I wrote. The lyrics of the chorus are:

I will dance with you, and sing a new song
I will dance with you, and celebrate our freedom

I will love with you, and build a new dream
I will love with you, and we will be a healing team

I will cry with you, and heal our deep pain
I will cry with you, and see our joy come back again

I will laugh with you, and live in freedom
I will laugh with you, and we will share our wisdom

I will work with you, and build a new world
I will work with you, and we see the peace unfold

How will this be done? Unity, yet Liberty. What will change Africa? When we each realize as a “sovereign individual” as a total equal in soul regardless of money, status, power, position or birthplace, our new personal identity will start to grow inside of us.

Then we unite in a new humanity like an army but with a new and unique process for wellness, peace and prosperity. OUR ONLY WEAPON IS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, AND OUT ONLY ENEMY IS THE FEAR IN OUR OWN HEART. Then we enter a dispensation of unconditional love, unliminted creativity, unprecedented peace and unparalleled prosperty.

I think it is worth a try!

My greatest admiration, respect and support for any person in Africa who embraces a flash of hope and vision for even one second of a beautiful Continent that leads the world into paradise.

My highest regard,

Dan Davison, Canada

]]> By: Bob Sankofa http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-1188224 Bob Sankofa Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:05:17 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/07/14/is-africa-ready-for-a-united-states-of-africa/#comment-1188224 I don't really think Africa is ready yet for the so called US of Africa. I'm twenty seven years old Tanzania living in the so called "unified" country of Tanzania. The unification seems not to be genuine because it was the leaders thing, not the people's initiative. Most of the Tanzanians of my age do not understand the importance of Zanzibar and Tanganyika because Mzee Karume and Mwalimu Nyerere are dead by now and they went with their efforts, even their teams are not sure of what their captains were after. Ask them about the Union they just tell you it's a good thing because the father of the nation started it. It's kind of crazy to talk about US of Africa while places like Nigeria cannot solve its internal problems, Tanzania is still skeptical of whether we should have only 1 president in Africa, or AU cannot say no to Dafur disaster. I say Africa is not yet ready until the movement stops being a top-down thing. I don’t really think Africa is ready yet for the so called US of Africa.

I’m twenty seven years old Tanzania living in the so called “unified” country of Tanzania. The unification seems not to be genuine because it was the leaders thing, not the people’s initiative. Most of the Tanzanians of my age do not understand the importance of Zanzibar and Tanganyika because Mzee Karume and Mwalimu Nyerere are dead by now and they went with their efforts, even their teams are not sure of what their captains were after. Ask them about the Union they just tell you it’s a good thing because the father of the nation started it.

It’s kind of crazy to talk about US of Africa while places like Nigeria cannot solve its internal problems, Tanzania is still skeptical of whether we should have only 1 president in Africa, or AU cannot say no to Dafur disaster.

I say Africa is not yet ready until the movement stops being a top-down thing.

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