The Africa-Europe talks in Lisbon has come and gone.What benefit has it brought Africa? I think that the benefits were mostly egocentric: Nice photos were taken. Mugabe succeeded in sneaking in through the back door and scored some personal points in doing so. Gordon Brown made his point by not attending in protest against Mugabe’s presence.The president of Senegal made his point by rejecting all E.P.A.’s with the support of the South African government.
In general it was the usual kind of gathering where political leaders meet, catch a few lice on one another after which everyone goes home and forgets that it ever happened. Next year Europe will still have access to all the natural resources they require while Africa will be sitting like a jackal at the entrance of a hole, squealing to share in the riches of the world.
Seeing all this happen, how does Africa react? “Reading this statement gives me renewed hope that Africa is on her way to recovery.”
Although I do not know to which recovery is being referred to, I am quite prepared to grant Africa its small victories. It would however seem as if out friend is rejoicing in an African own goal.
Reading this Azanian post a bit further I come across the following statement:
“There can be no freedom without equality. And no deals between a master and slave can be equitable. Equality begins with genuine autonomy. And sadly, such autonomy can only come after open conflict and when the nation can defend itself from military attack. It would place African people in good stead to strengthen trade partnerships with friendly governments, as well as to acquire military capabilities of the their own and to secure reliable international alliances of the kind that would offer military support if we are attacked by Europe or America. These are the prerequisites to signing any deals with gangsters.”
In the previous posts on this blog articles were published and discussed that attributed 72% of Africa’s underdevelopment to slavery. Would this line of reasoning represent the other 28%?
J.C.Grobler.
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