Issue 31 November 2024
Loved, hated, feared, despised, and even – truth be told – envied in some quarters, Paul Kagame is a divisive figure in many respects, but the one thing even his critics may find hard to dispute is that he has proven that Africa can transform and shift away from the negative stereotypes of ineptitude and inability to grow and develop. They may question his methods, but Rwanda is clean, and efficient and has become a shining example of the possibility for Afrika. The late John Pombe Magufuli was doing the same in Tanzania and the young, bold leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are demonstrating that it IS possible to destroy a colonial legacy and rebuild along a different pathway.
Change is POSSIBLE in and for Afrika. That is undeniable. The late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi demonstrated it and was so effective in his transformational efforts in the continent that he created seismic waves globally that… well, you know what happened.
I reiterate. CHANGE is POSSIBLE in and for Afrika. When you consider the visionaries of the Casablanca Group and their boldness to chart a path that was specifically beneficial to the continent and the vicious reprisal that they faced – you realize that the world knows it too. (Read more about that in this book by Samuel Phillips and P D Lawton, foreword by PLO Lumumba)
Unity is the key to such change. The kind of unity that sees a nation of people rally behind a leader and WARN him of coup plots because they see the value in his leadership, despite what the world would want you to think of him.
CHANGE is POSSIBLE in and for Afrika and we must unite to see it through. Please watch this short video by Vusi Thembekwayo that illustrates this point.
Have a blessed month ahead.
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