3 Things Needed for African Unity.

Africa needs to unite now more than ever. We have the resources needed to make our continent the richest in the world. Here's what we need to make Africa united and great.

1. One President.
This would be the best unifier for the continent. We need a strong leader that will stand up for African interests without being compromised. What we have now are puppets. Our Presidents serve their own interests first, and then the interests of their masters in Europe and America. Once we fix our leadership, there is nothing that we cannot achieve. Unfortunately, our prophets and patriots have always been overthrown and eliminated if need be. I have in mind such leader as Patrice Lumumba who was assassinated and replaced by the despotic Mobutu Sese Seko, who went on to plunder DR Congo much like the Belgian king Leopold did. In Burkina Faso, a patriot, Thomas Sankara was replaced by a puppet, Blaise Compaore.

2. One Currency and Market.
We also need to unite economically. Right now, our economies are so fragmented and we depend on former colonial powers. The largest trading partner of the United States is Canada, a fellow North American country. The European countries trade with themselves in the giant European Union block. The intra African trade is just 10 percent. This is pitifully low. We are 1 billion. What if this could be one single market? For this to happen, we need grand projects. We need a road from Cape Town in South Africa to Cairo in Egypt, to ease travel. We need to abolish visas. Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, said that he needs 35 visas to travel around Africa. This needs to change.

3. One media.
Currently, we know about Africa from European and American broadcasters. And they have cast Africa in bad light, where we are a continent of war, disease and poverty. When a Kenyan wants to know what's happening in Nigeria, they get the news from New York Times, an American publication, instead of Sahara Reporters or the Nigerian Guardian. This needs to change. Read More Articles. Click Here

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