Mboge, i thank you from the bottom of my heart for your intervention. I for one could't have imagined how to respond to such a question raised by Suntou. But you indeed hit the right note when you brought forth the criminal religionist and religion mongers.
Than you very much.
Nyang
--- On Wed, 5/26/10, Modou Mboge <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Modou Mboge <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: The Last African Professor of Geography
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 5:24 PM
Thanks for sharing this video showing some of the buffoonery of "The Last King of Scotland and the Conqueror of the British Empire-Late Field Marshall Idi Amin DADA". I think on the issue of SHEPAD's aspirations of becoming another African Mad Man Dictator, I would say he is not aspiring, he is already a CERTIFIED LUNATIC. He arrived moons ago.
This is an interesting statement of yours : "The Pan-Africanist brothers should analyse men like Idi Amin, failure to do so means, their endless attacks on Europeans whilst at the same time enjoying the western live style is comical and contradictory." It seems like asking moslems to analyse the behaviour and acts of those who murder in the name of Islam to absolve themselves from criticisms especially the type levelled against moderate British moslems by the likes of Tony Blair, Thatcher and others following the 7/7 Tube bombings. Why should they? We all know that those lunatics going around murdering innocent people are evil incarnate acting on some perverse interpretions of the Holy Quran. I see no reason why ordinary moslems should be held to account for the dastardly and criminal behaviour of some mad people. They do not owe anyone explanations. In the same vain I do not think it is fair to ask those advocating for a Pan Africanist
worldview to account for or analyse the shenanigans of a buffoon like Idi Amin, Yahya Jammeh, Mugabe, Nguema and many more.
Idi Amin never represented the ideals of Pan Africanism just as SHEPAD Yahya A J J Jammeh is not representing Pan Africanism. Uganda was salvaged from the madness of the buffoon DADA by a more credible Pan-Africanist Mwalimu Julius Nyerere of Tanzania who disregarded the whining of an emasculated and dysfunctional OAU which had lost its way and invaded Uganda in 1979. Ugandans and most agree that the Mwalimu was right in invading Uganda. Though one must admit Nyerere also had some short-comings but he was arguably one of the greatest African leaders ever. His Ujamaa ideology has its critics and rightly so.
Real Pan Africanist have no issue with Europeans or white people. They have nothing to be ashame of. Africans have been and are still part of Western/Global development and i see evidence that we are not . The Traffic Light and the Oxygen Mask are the inventions of Gareth Morgan, an African American, George Washington Garver revolutionised American agriculture and he was the son of African Slaves, the first successful human organ transplant was carried out by a black doctor etc. These might sound trivial for some but for me these are important in developing the self-esteem of the African given the so many negative imagery about the black man that abound.
What Pan Africanist like the late Cheikh Anta Diop tried to do was to advocate through scholarship and scientific evidence Africa's contribution to world civilisation and knowledge. Africans both at home and in the diaspora continue to contribute to world development but most of the time this is not acknowledged due to the hegemonic dominance of the powerful. It is still relevant to make sure that our story is written by us and not for us by outsiders.
Just the other day on this forum, you shared with us the below highlighted piece which distorts the reality on how order was brought back to the Gambia following Samba Sanyang's escapades: "The SAS in Gambia 1981Three British Commandos Recaptured an Entire Country Christopher Eger, Apr 27, 2007 ". Indeed a big lie like this must be confronted by Gambians who know the truth. Howvever, Egers story is the kind of stories one will find bandied around as credible rendition of how order was restored in the Gambia due to powerful forces. Africans must remain vigilant in representing Africa's case at the world stage.
Pan Africanism today has evolved, is still evolving and is about genuine participatory democracy, good governance, credible leadership, transparency, accountability etc:
Zaya Yeebo a Ghanaian, and a known quantity among Gambians believes Pan Africanisms' relevance today should be that:
" We must challenge authoritarian rule, mismanagement, poor leadership and the lack of accountability of our leaders and public institutions. It is the historic duty to Africa of all Africans to do so. It is also the only way to help address the perennial problems of underdevelopment, poverty, deprivation, and the poor deplorable state of our infrastructure when a lot of resources go to private sources. But we must also have the courage of our founding fathers, the pioneers of Pan-Africanism and African liberation, to challenge the prevailing orthodoxy that holds the view that corruption and authoritarianism is a typical African problem. This stems from the colonial mindset, allowing international institutions to target African leaders, haul them off to some foreign jail under the guise of answering for impunity. It is inconceivable that the US or Britain will act similarly. That also means that African activists should reappraise and carefully reflect
on the sort of activities which passes off as advocacy and campaigning while fuelling anti African actions nationally and globally." Zaya Yeebo
Pan-Africanism in our time by Zaya Yeebo is a very interesting read and i hope you will find the urge to read it. If u will follow this link:
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/57772
Best,
Mboge
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