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have vast areas where no one lives. So, have sounding statements about Africa’s unity
you asked yourself where the narrative of but we can’t stand each other at our local
overpopulation in Africa is stemming from? borders. Relationships are not built because
You could say one of such sources is the there are no offenses, relationships are
massive American propaganda machine that built irrespective of offenses, and based on
President Vladimir Putin spoke to Tucker forgiveness, and keeping our collective eye
Carlson about. But the part you don’t hear on the goal. Rwanda, for instance, in the
about this narrative of overpopulation in name of sourcing natural resources should
Africa is America’s NSA document called not be causing violence in the DRC. No, that
NSSM-200 which gives details of how should not be.
natural resource-rich countries in Africa
are subjected to chaos, terrorism, medical Rwandese and the Congolese people are one
genocide using vaccines and contraceptives, people just as all Africans are one people.
to make sure their young energetic youths Based on the principle of Ubuntu, if you
don’t ever rise one day and question why need what I have because nature did not put
and how their natural resources are being that thing in your own land, why not come
stolen out of their countries. So, while some to me as a brother or sister and let’s see how
of our African youths are running to Europe we can share or barter what is available on
and America for greener pastures, and more both our lands? Why do we resort to violence
are wishing to do the same, young Chinese, in Africa, which clearly is a Western and
American, and European investors or bounty European style of conquest and grabbing?
hunters are rushing into the continent and Why is it so difficult for African countries
buying up huge tracts of ancestral land. to create and share among themselves local
The question is, at the rate at which these solutions to local problems? Why do we
ancestral lands in Africa are being bought by fight ourselves and hinder our collective
foreigners, in ten years, on what land will the progress instead of working together to create
African youths whose immediate future will solutions that give Africa a real edge in the
be a population of two in every four youths global space? We need to grow up.
in the world, build their development?
4. Lack of Empowerment: There
As a matter of speaking for a solution to is a massive need to empower individuals,
the issue of false competition over natural particularly women and youths to take
resources: we must consider stronger ownership of their development and make
regional cooperation among countries of the informed decisions about their communities.
same regions. We must embrace regional There has not been any other time in the
cooperation and collaboration to address history of humanity in which the youth
common challenges and promote economic have been so confused about everything
integration. We must stop this misbehavior than this modern day. They are confused
of going to AU summits to make high- about everything. There’s gender confusion,
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