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The Lessons From Covid-19 For Afrika

icies, laws, regulations and people who are self-serving and
destructive.

• We must change the way we perceive Afrika and re-
place the colonial borders with free movement within Afrika
that encourages and facilitates true Afrikan brotherhood.

• We must eliminate unfair and crushing tax regula-
tions and shift to make room for people to be able to earn
and build without pressure from regimes that misappropriate
funds on a regular basis, yet without consequence.

• Most importantly, we must connect with God person-
ally and collectively, from a genuine and sincere place, out-
side of the institutions that have failed to prepare us to deal
effectively with what is ahead and we must heed His Word
spoken to us to guide our way forward.

4. Afrika First and Indigenous, Needs-Led
Production
We must fix internal trade in Afrika. Covid-19 has presented
us with a beautiful opportunity to close or keep closed our
external borders for a little while after the perceived threat
has subsided, and to open up borders within Afrika for our
people to travel and trade freely with each other and without
restrictions once again.

We must produce, yes, but we need to produce what is ben-
eficial to Afrika in ways that are beneficial. We must pro-
duce what is NEEDED by Afrika, not excess for mindless
consumption like Capitalists do. We need to produce what
is needed to help Afrika rise: Homes that do not pollute i.e.

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