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Economy

quo. What a shame!
So I call upon my brothers and sis-
ters from within and without Africa,
to not settle for less. Do not get
comfortable being hosted in for-
eign countries outside Africa while
they siphon all the knowledge and
workmanship you possess. Do not
be impressed by their infrastructure
and sky scrapers. Your ancestors
contributed in building that for
them. Do not be disappointed that
you missed out on their scholarship
selections to their top universities.
Africa is quickly coming up with
in our mouths during our old age modern universities that offer far
where we shall be held accountable better services for a growing con-
by our children and grandchildren tinental economy. Do not seek to
as to what we ever did to help make emulate everything they present you
Afrika great again. with on social media and television,
I feel extremely encouraged by how for majority of that stuff is lies.
the young people in our society As you start out this new year, be
are pushing to learn the truth by curious. Learn to question every-
breaking norms. There is a great thing presented to you. Do a little
awakening happening in learning research about topical or thematic
institutions, health institutions, work issues that frequent your screens and
places, business environments and social media. There is always a catch
political landscapes. The aura of to everything. When you discover
change is disseminating the Afrikan something new and interesting, then
continent. Parents, teachers, reli- you have a role in educating people
gious leaders and employers, brace at home and other social spaces. It
yourselves, for you may be handling may sound little and insignificant,
one of the key Afrikan liberators but remember when one member of
who will play crucial roles towards a family wakes up, the entire com-
the restoration of Afrika. We do not munity will soon be on course.
have any other better home that we
know aside from our beloved conti- A journey of thousand miles always
nent of Afrika. begins with one step. I still believe
that one day in the near future
The present subjugation and defeat- people across the Afrikan continent
ist strategies exuded by the colonial- shall regroup, and remind them-
ists is just but that. In clearer terms selves of how they wrestled with
they are constantly scheming new crippling corruption, toxic leader-
ways to subject us to a conquered ship, and controlling forces from the
and surrendered mentality for them colonial and other foreign countries,
to continue reaping all the benefits with a goal of rebuilding a gigantic
of our continent for free. Parama- Afrika. Probably, we may not be
hansa Yoganada says ‘He who con- around to witness such, but we can
quers the mind, conquers the world.’ start to contribute to those discus-
Therefore, you should not expect sions by whatever decisions and
any less from them, perhaps they actions we undertake now and today.
may even attempt to burn down the
world with other supremacists just I wish you a blissful new year 2022.
so they could maintain the status

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