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The New Afrikan Union
             Thoughts and practical solutions

             •      As already noted in the AU Agenda 2063, it is im-
             portant to expedite the issuing of the African Passport.
             This  will  create  the  much  needed  African  citizenship,  ease
             of movement and settlement for Afrikans within Afrika.
             It is absurd and irresponsible for the governments of Afri-
             kan nations to call any Afrikan alien, foreigner or even ref-
             ugee, and to shut them out, while allowing with open arms
             the real foreigners because they come in as tourists with lots
             of spending money, investment capital, loans and aid that
             have turned Afrika into debt-ridden new business colonies.

             •      Since these administrative borders are not real, it
             means we must begin to remove the mental borders that have
             been programmed into the minds of our people, by not just
             openly calling for visa removal, but to much more create av-
             enues for inter-Afrikan events that will in turn create  com-
             munication and friendship between Afrikans. We must ask
             ourselves, why it is that the first reaction Afrikans have when
             they meet each other is that of criminality and not brother-
             hood. The answer to this question will set Afrikans free.


             •      Create a very flexible system of movement that al-
             lows Afrikans who intend to do air, road, rail or ocean trips
             across or around Afrika to do so without hassles. It should
             be specifically visa free for such Afrikan travelers who are
             journeying through multiple Afrikan countries. Special AU
             stamps on their passports can help to identify such travelers
             which should also mandate security personnel to assist them
             as they pass through any of the countries along their journey.
             It will create the much-needed Afrikan relationship, commu-
             nication, love among Afrikans, idea sharing, trade, arts, more



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