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African purpose or vision. Unity Your ideology about what it of Africa is right in the hands
is useless without a purpose to means to be an African is the of every African. So, with a
be united for. But purpose also foundation for our unity. It is conscious digging around in our
cannot be created if we do not the reason why, when you are hearts and a coming together
come together in unity to create given the opportunity to study of like-minds, Africa will rise
it. So, it’s a two-way thing that at Oxford University, you will to the peak of its purpose in no
must be in constant balance. choose to go to a university in time.
Rwanda or Nigeria or in South
As you read this, you may Africa. Unity in football
wonder how we will create
an African unity if there is no To take it further, when you Like I have already said, I am
particular African purpose upon sit together with your creative not a fan of football so I don’t
which the unity will rest. friends and you talk about watch it much but what I can
innovation, art, sports, cuisines, tell you is that, if Africans can
For starters, it begins with our or just anything, what is your come together in unity to get
ideology of what it means for general mindset about the something done for Africa
you to be an African. Simply Motherland called Africa? just the same way they do for
put, what does Africa and your Is it that of a backward and football, Africa would have
African-ness represent in your forgotten place that you will run become the greatest of all places
mind when you make decisions away from if given a minute’s to be. How is it possible that
and choices about your personal notice to do so? Or is it a place we come together to plan and
life in relation to the growth and that triggers new thoughts in play football for trophies that
emancipation of Africa? you and for which you will do will be thrown in the dustbin at
all to create the solutions for her some point, but we can’t come
Young Africans problems? together to create a working
system for the economic and
For younger Africans, what The truth is that the unity of social life of Africans?
this means is that, for example, Africa and by extension, the
when you create or innovate purpose of Africa is not within Prayer for Côte d’Ivoire
new technology that could the African Union building in
revolutionize the world and Addis Ababa (unfortunately the I pray that as we have come
create massive change in building was built and donated together in unity using football
Africa, did you do it because by the Chinese government to as a binding force, Côte d’Ivoire
you want to sell it for millions the AU) nor can it be accurately will rise to be a major binding
of dollars to the money-bags captured in the policies of the force for the unity of Africa and
of Silicon Valley or so that African Heads of State and the prosperity of Africans. Be
you can contribute to the true Government. The purpose of highly blessed Côte d’Ivoire
emancipation and progress of Africa is written in the DNA and may you be a shining light
Africa? That is where it begins. of every African and the unity in Africa.
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