I am no pan-Africanist to understand some of the issues at hand but what
would a United State of Africa achieve for her people that Gambia or Sierra
Leone cannot do for their people?

Did the so-called partitioning of Africa in 1880s really created a much
divided Africa than it used to be?

Thirdly is Africa's problem really because we do not have one humongous
country called the United States of Africa with its capital in the
rainforests of Central African Republic (the geographic center) or the
amalgamation of tens and sometimes hundreds of nations into artificial
entities called countries?

Malanding Jaiteh


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Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: United State of Africa


> Fellow Africans,
> The wind for change for good is blowing before our eyes.  This is another
> call for our unity in Africa.  I do sincerely believe that our continent
can
> unite more than any other unity in the world.  There are obstacles of
course,
> but the will of the people cannot be stopped by any means.  When Africans
> were determined to be free from colonial rule, things changed like rapid
> fire.  They claimed they gave us the chance to rule ourselves.  I tell
you,
> they were driven against their will and are still terribly scared of our
> comming together.  We are the only continent and people who refuse to give
up
> to their supremacy despite all their technology and wealth.  Regardless of
> all their weapons, we still defy them more than ever.
>     The African unity is no doubt far from being easy to achieve.  We have
to
> act now and whatever we left to be accomplish, the next generation will
> follow our steps.  My personal appeal to everyone of us either in Afirca
or
> anywhere, should have the same common goal of uniting our belove
motherland.
> Africa is full of resources and potentials to be united.  We must stand
tall
> and shout loud to overcome all the obstacles on our way.  We have suffered
> enought, loss enought  and cried enought.  It was America, now is Africa.
> Don't believe anybody who has a contrary view to this powerful force.  The
> western media will start their own campaign very soon, and that will not
stop
> us from going.  We must be prepared to suffer to achieve this noble goal.
It
> is a justified call no matter where it came from.
> Long live Mother Africa, Long live our people,and the fight for unity
> continues.
> Best wishes
> Demba
>
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