Page 65 - Msingi Afrika Magazine Issue 7

AFRIKA IS GOD'S
Afrika as a whole, must anchor
their hearts to boldness of ac-
tion, irrespective of what the
world organizations say, espe-
cially if what is at stake is what is
good for our Afrikan people. But
what does it mean to be bold like
Tanzania?
I will answer this question us-
ing the meaning of the two key
words: Tanzania and Boldness.
The name "Tanzania" was cre-
ated as a clipped compound of
the names of the two states that
unified to create the country:
Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The
name "Tanganyika" is derived
from the Swahili words tanga
("sail") and nyika ("uninhabited
plain", "wilderness"), creating
the phrase "sail in the wilder-
ness". The name “Zanzibar”
comes from the Arabic Zanjibār,
which comes from the Per-
sian Zang-bār, which is a com-
pound of Zang (“Black“) and bār
(“coast, land, country“) meaning
the “land of the Blacks” or “the
land of the Black people,” or “the
coast where Black people live.”
(sources: Wikipedia and Afrole-
gends.com). Putting it all togeth- cipation, is telling Afrikans that
er, we could say that Tanzania
is “the land of the Black people
who sail in the wilderness.” This
is the basic literal meaning of
Tanzania, but because the title
of this issue has linked the bold- for so long) that she must now
ness of Tanzania to the boldness
of God, the meaning of Tanzania
in this context must take a new
twist to suit that approach. Bold- it happen. If you read my article,
www.msingiafrikamagazine.com
The Age of the Black Afrikan, in
this issue, it will help set deeper
context for you to reflect upon.
Meaning that the call for Afrika
to come into the wilderness to
relearn and recalibrate, is not a
call to another kind of slavery,
but a call to shed off the clothes
and lifestyles that were handed
down through colonialism and
ness, according to online dic- the current neo-colonialism.
tionary, is the willingness to take
risks and act innovatively; confi- The announcement
dence or courage. The killing of George Floyd on
Now, from the Bible story of the May 25th of 2020, created glob-
children of Israel coming out of al agitation for the end of racism
Egypt, we see that the very first against the blacks. But beyond
place Moses led them to by the that, it appears that his death
directive of God, was the wil- was much more an announce-
derness. But what is a wilder- ment for Afrika to go “sail in the
ness outside of the usual heat, wilderness” of separation from
dryness and waterless state? the global agenda, in order to be
A wilderness, in spiritual terms, able to create a new narrative
is where God takes a man or a for herself, and by that thrive in
people to separate them from a changing world.
the usual way of life that they So now that the world is paying
are used to, in order to teach attention again because of the
them a new pattern of life and death of George Floyd, I think
living. And it takes boldness to this is the best time to bring to
follow the voice of God into such the table the various issues that
a wilderness. have been left under the carpet
Now, to tie all these strands to- for too long concerning the in-
gether, we have something like justice and racism towards the
this: Afrika has come of age Afrikan man and the continent of
and is able to stand on her own, Afrika. And here for me is where
make her own decisions about the boldness of Tanzania, which
how to live and thrive, even in is a godly boldness, is needed.
a world that is spinning almost Not needed for any form of vio-
out of course. And God, know- lence, but needed to call things
ing that the time has come for as they are and not the way the
the Black Afrikan to make such skewed history has presented
a move for her complete eman- them.
there is a “sailing into the wilder- The global trend for Afrika's
ness” or a “wilderness of separa- liberty
tion” for the Black People (away I am Afrikan and I speak con-
from/separate from the globalist cerning Afrika and everything
system that has oppressed her that concerns her. I believe that
as an Afrikan, it is my duty and
make and it will take the bold- the duty of every Afrikan, both at
ness like that which Tanzania home and abroad, to take seri-
has displayed in order to make ously the conscious narrative
for a better and a fully liberated
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