Picture this. US President Donald Trump calls us shithole countries. Our people in China are made to sleep on the streets by the Chinese because of accusations that we are spreading the virus. Africans and black Americans in general are treated as an underclass in America, 150 years after the end of slavery. Our sisters who go to work in the Arab countries return in coffins. There passports are usually confiscated as soon as they arrive in airports, and they are at the mercy of their employers. Our footballers in Europe constantly have bananas thrown at them, and shown monkey signs even as they score goals for the European clubs.
The other races came to Africa, we welcomed them with open arms. But they abused our trust, and took advantage of us. They made us their slaves. They made us their colonies. They looted from us, and made their places heaven, while our lands remained poor and desolate.
They killed our prophets who stood for us. Leaders like Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, Muammar Gaddafi were quickly eliminated and replaced with puppets who continue to plunder the continent to this day.
For how long will be taken advantage of. First of all, we must unite. We have too many enemies for us to be divided, a divided house always falls. Our unity is our strength. If they are unable to distinguish us, why do we end up fighting amongst ourselves? Why are the northern Nigerians always up against Southern Nigerians. Why did the Rwanda genocide take place, where extremist Hutus killed a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus in just 100 days? Why are the Shona and Ndembeles in Zimbabwe always against each other? Why are the xhosas and Zulus in South Africa not seeing eye to eye? These petty divisions in Africa have to stop if we are to go forward as a continent.
Let's restore our dignity. We built the pyramids of Egypt. We created a civilisation in Egypt that Europeans came to learn from. Our contributions to humanity can never be done away with. Read More Articles. Click Here
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