African unity has been high on the agenda for many decades, and we have seen and heard many different leaders advocating for the same issue. We want to believe that the achievement of this dream will create a great turning point in the lives of the entire African people, be it positve or negetive. However, I believe that we should start this unity crusade from within our native countries. Many African countries are engulfed in ethnic, tribal, political and economic chaos, and it should have been better to clear ourselves first and foremost of this menace before taking any giant step towards African unity. Countries like Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia, DRC etc, are so internally divided because of ethnic\tribal strife, and it is not going to be any easy for natives of these countries to relate to other Africans if they cant overcome their own differences , and having a dialogue for peace.
I would want to hail Gaddafi`s idea, but it might have come at the wrong time. I want to question why this sudden interest in Black Africa? Is it because Gaddafi is not pulling on well with his Arab brothers? And we all know that North Africans relate more to their Arab brothers in the middle -east than to black Africans. If not, then why is all this talk about " I`m from the Maghrib" ? I study with people from North Africa and I`m writing out of experience.
This whole idea about African unity should not be ridiculed. We still harbour immence respect for the great innovator Kwame Nkrumah, and ofcourse the west is waiting to see whether we can do it. This is a premature time for it, and we need to give our brothers and sisters in civil strife the time and chance to put themselves together, and then we can talk sharp and straight to each other.
We know Gaddafi is controversial, but the man is to be fancied. Libya has gone through a lot of trials and tribulations over the years, but she is still on her feet and is not dancing to the tunes of nobody! Let us give that credit to Gaddafi, and I want to believe that the average Libyan has a better living standard compared to other Africans. I`m yet to meet a Libyan immigrant here in Norway!
God bless Africans and African unity.
Regards,
omar.
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Fra: Dr. Amadou Janneh <[log in to unmask]>
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Dato: 16. oktober 1999 00:54
Emne: Bro MM Graduating
>Gambia-l (Gunjurians, in particular):
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>Momodou Musa Scattred Janneh (M.M.) will be graduating from the University of
>Tennessee at the end of this semester (Dec. 18) with a bachelor's degree in
>chemical engineering and a minor in chemistry.
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>Plan to join us at the ceremonies in Knoxville.
>
>Amadou S. J.
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