The Significance of Africa Day - Straight Talk Africa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 พ.ค. 2017
- Shaka Ssali and his guests examine the significance of Africa Day, the creation of the African Union and the state of politics on the continent. He is joined by Arikana Chihombori-Quao,
Ambassador of the African Union to the United States, Awet T. Weldemichael, Professor of History at Queens University in Kingston, Canada and Kumi Naidoo, Director of Africans Rising, in Durban, South Africa.
Originally published at - www.voanews.com/a/3869772.html
One love one African
Dr. Arikana is a COURAGEOUS leader
Let us support her with prayer.
Prayer won't help without work! We need both!!!
@@WHATSURVIEW Anybody that can pray sincerely can surely work hard
@@roserichard6686 i defiantely don't agree
كككككك كككككك الله الله عليه عليه وآله كككككك ٧٧٧٧٧٧ك٧٧٧كككككككككككككككككك٧كك٧كك٧كككككك٧ككك٧٧كك٧ك٦ككككككككك٧٧ككككككك كككككك الله بالخير رب كككككك الله بالخير يا يا يا كككككك الله بالخير يا رب كككككك كككككك كككككك كككككك كككككك كككككك كككككك كككككك بالخير كككككك الله بالخير كككككك كككككك كككككك يا كككككك الله بالخير بالخير بالخير كككككك كككككك بالخير ٧كك٧خككك٠٧٨كك٧٧ككك٧ك٠ككك٧٧٧ككك٧٨ككككك٧كككك٧ككككه٧هكك٧كه٧٧٧٧ك٩٧كه٧٧٧٧٧٧٧ككككككك كككككك ٧الله بالخير كككككك الله كمال خير يا قلبي خير يارب وياك ٨٧٧٧٧ك٧٧٧٧٧ك٨ك٨ه٧كك٧٧كك٧٧ك٧٧ه٧٨٧ك٧٧٧ه٧٧٧٧هك٨٧ه٨ه٧٧٧ك٧٧٧٧٧٧٧هكك٧٧٧٧٧خ٧٧ك٧ك٧٧٧خ٧٧هه٧٧٧٧٨٧ككهك٧٧ك٧٧٨ك٧كك٧٧ه٧ك٧كك٧٨٧٧ه٧٧٧ه٧٧هخ٧٧هك٧٧م٧٨٧ه٧ه٧ه٧٧٧ه٧٧٧كه٧٨ك٧٧٨٨٧كككك٧٧٧هه٨٨ك٧٧كك٧٧٧٧ه٧٧٧٧٧٧٧٧٧٧٧٧٧٧ههككك٨خه٧٨٧٧٧٧٧٧٧خ٧ك٧كككك
Yes yes yes yes Mama Africa American diaspora you have make my eyes open to see the truth that make me to understand the world
We conscious African Americans must join and support the African Union economically and the African Union President should set up an department solely for encouraging all black people who live in the United States and around the world, hopefully we can financially support the African Union....
Mama African American diaspora thanks for gavin us the trust
The second Kenyan man is so disillusioned. He says, "We cannot take advantage of what the colonizers left us." That is part of the problem. We are still looking at them as ones who have left a good legacy.
He meant that we are not taking advantage of these resources.
The many countries in Africa should start agreeing to reduce that number to one country, one government and unite as one. Reduce all the borders into one continental government. One currency. One united African country.
Easier said than done let us keep working on that
Great program, great moderating, and great questions by the moderator. Surely a segment program worth watching over and over again.
Awesome Show very informative
But Madam Ambassador is my favorite & we need to listen to her. She is the best person for the job.
The history professor is right on point.
Thank you Mama AFRIKA
Africans can make a huge difference in the world.
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In my opinion, I feel like the government in our African countries could do better. It's crazy how most citizens are left jobless after attending university. The support of our leaders is what we need. Just like any place, we also have economic problems, but Africans are the most hard working people I've ever lived to know. Being united as one is most important. I'm so proud to call myself an African Queen. We're all gods and goddesses👑 never forget that. # proudAfrican ✊
I think, they should_ (surely): "Provide: FREE (And/or; @ least; -reduced price): P.C.'s/LapTop's etc.: for ALL possABLE: AfriCANs!!"??-M.K.S. they can!!
-M.K.S.
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WELCOME BACK 2 THE AIR FAMILY!!! & STRAIGHT TALK AFRICA (& AMERICA)!
Shes awesome!
President Kwame Nkrumah proposed the formation of African unity and union long ago before the formation of European union. It is these colonial entities that encourage African neocolonized leaders to go against the principle , they turned around and formed European union.
Peace, togetherness/unity; LOVE; Sympathy/Empathy; compassion; cooperation and collaboration etc.??
With the different dialects in Africa, it is an impediment for unity, without a consensus of adopting one language of communication between the individual countries. This is a very bid problem because communication is vital element of togetherness.
Secondly, Africans must love each other without which unity is an impossibility.
But u have no problem or doubt with English been spoken over many countries in the continent
Great
Why do we have all this talk about silencing the 'guns' in Africa (2020)but have no plans in place to do so. It's all talk but no action. Come on, what about African countries armies coming together and taking on insurgency in Africa. And tell French army to go home. (let's have some action)
Sure you are right so to start letting the French government know know like Rwanda did you have to leave divorce and they need to pay us
Some leaders like Togolese one lies about what is going on in their country...
The best way is to travel to the continent see the 54 countries as Africa
Please let buy guns and weapons we need it to protect us in the future
i agree but we gotta buildup our own system of defense
Mahatma !!...... hmmm ... it would be interesting to listen to Dr B.R Ambedkar's version about Gandhi
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These are some of the reasons I would vote for a gradual or later introduction of the United States of African passport. It would almost be similar to printing money during post expulsion of white foreigners from Mugabe's Zimbabwe.
Working out of Washington and asking the colonizers questions should tell you everything
How can 'Africa have an Industrial revolution with out a Independen strong army
TRUST NO ONE WHO CUTS THE ANTENNAS THE UNIVERSE GAVE
Nu but ourselves can free our mine have no fears for atomic energy nu can stop jah time
AU SELF SUFFICIENT AGREEMENT...Was it Implemented
From a decolonized mind
nice to dream we tok about we need about faith fullness with the people news at the same astrology African democracy sistam of agreement
Africa need to unite to come in one mind destruct this segregation boundaries.we need to use one communication agency
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Inability of one to understand the peculiarities of other countries in term of unity, is a great impediment to the general success and progress of Africa.
Continental currency!!
I am ready to be your soldirr
Get to the continent and be one now action now to the younger generation
Twice a yr... Is bs... ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD BE GIVEN AND CHECKED IN ON MORE FREQUENTLY, LIKE ONCE A MONTH OR AT THE LEAST EVERY 3 MONTHS
Is Africa/Africans this Indian man representing?
Anyting any program anything that is not 100% black owned and operated is not apart of the process this is the absolute last chance that the African indigenous African people and the descendants of Africa have to get it right and if you can't start with a clean slate then it will always fail it must be 100% black owned operated funded that's what that means no outside influence snow outside dollars.
We are never going to be able to hold our heads up high as black people on the planet if we can't do one thing to save our continent and each one of our 55 sub-Saharan countries and we can't lose one of them but we must have a pro black agenda for once stop thinking that the grass is greener on the other side when history has showed you time and time again that it is not.
For The Souls of our youth will The Souls of our future youth they must be able to have a reason to hold their heads up and be counted amongst all men as able to do this one thing and that is turn the ship around will the continent of our home without holding out our hands or aide without having a foreigner sitting at our round tables making any type of suggestions without having our situations bankrolled buy foreign Monies all of these things when you add foreign to it it takes the validity away the African Union that's got to be solid and I don't think it is it needs to be 100% ran covert Undercover by black people fundit every check balance and it's got to be for the People by the people the black people can you do one thing on your own continent that benefits black people everywhere. we don't need any more leaders thrown out of office they need to be voted out you don't need any one line government you need multi-line government you need a check and a balance and I'm not saying to do with the way America does it because America is corrupt there are a whole lot of models out there study down take the good leave the bad America in its truest beginnings was meant to be better than what she end up being but corruption and greed entered in and that wasn't counted on.
whatever your government officials do whatever the African Union do it must be Pro black it's got to be about the benefit of black people on the continent of black people it's got to be about the relationship what black people and the diaspora there should be ties to Africa and Haiti this should be ties with Africa and Belize they should be ties with Africa in Jamaica Africa Barbados Africa Aruba Africa and everywhere black people are in high numbers
Whatever the economy's need to be strengthened everywhere where black people do well all the surrounding islands around Africa like Madagascar everything needs to be accounted for cuz these are your allies whatever you think can't be produced in Africa is certainly can be produced on one of these islands when you talk about one Africa and trade the thinking is way too small the 55 sub-Saharan countries that I really think every African country North Africa belonged to the black people as well those are fictitious borders drawn and called Middle East there is no Middle East you go back and you hundreds and hundreds of years ago and get the maps. now you get the education systems the banking systems the medical systems the economic systems
Good communication & love for each other is key. Killing each other in civil wars is not demnonstrable of love & unity, in my opinion. I admire Mrs Afrikana's passion. We must all pray for her to get somewhere with her determination. She has a strong voice & knowledge of the history behind our plights in Africa & therefore easily gets Audience to her course.
I DON'T RESPECT ANYONE WHO APPEARS TO WANT TO COME OFF WITH THE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS BS
The great INGRATITUE of Africans to Europeans who built Africa is the major contribution of our backwardness in Africa. Common sense dictate that Africa was built by Europeans. To compare Africa to China is an illusion. Chinese built China. Africa was built by Europeans.
Sierra Leone was considered by the British Colonial masters as number one among all other in West Africa countries.
African tribes cannot United in small countries with few million Africans. How it is an illusion to think the whole Continent can Unite.
It is deeply and profoundly unfortunate that Africa countries never realises own faults, former President Ahmed Tejan Kabba of Sierra Leone said, " BAD HEART OF AFRICANS IS THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTION OF AFRICAN BACKWARDNESS".
Africans blame others for the backwardness of Africa but constantly using the Europeans and others as scapegoat of African problems.
We cannot guarantee the unity of Africans among our families. We must examine our attitudes and unite us.
Unfortunately, it is ridiculous to constantly blame others for our undeveloped Africa.
MY GOD FOR GOD'S AND HEAVEN SAKE LET US REMEMBER THAT AFRICA WAS BUILT BY EUROPEANS.
YES, I AGREE THAT SOME RESOURCES WAS TAKEN AWAY BUT THE SAME RESOURCES WAS UTILISED AND BUILT AFRICA BY EUROOEANS.
WE WERE MET BY EUROPEANS WITHOUT ANY MORDEN HOMES IN AFRICA.
WHAT IS DEEPLY AND PROFOUNDLY UNFORTUNATE WE DO NOT GRANT ANY GRATITUDE TO THE TREMENDOUS HUMAN SACRIFICES MADE BY TGE EUROPEANS WITH DEATH OF THOUSANDS OF EUROPEANS BY MALARIA, MOSQUETOS AND OTHER DISEASES. WE AFRICANS ARE LACK OF INGRATITUE TO THE GOOD DEMONSTRATED BY EUROPEAN COLONIAL MASTERS.
NOT EVEN A TOKEN OF MINOR APPRECIATION OF EUROPEAN TREMENDOUS HUMAN SACRIFICES TO BUILT AFRICA.
" INGRATITUDE IS A SIN".
The establishment of the AU is a positive step in the right direction. However, the effectiveness of this organization has been hampered by leadership that lacks 'backbone' and also bankrupt in vision. One only has to see how the AU stood by and allow the Uncle Tom Barack Obama(the white man hero) administration assassinated Gaddafi and destabilize Libya and it's recent disgraceful act of firing it's ambassador for the diaspora Dr Arikana Chihombori Quao for speaking out against the destabilizing effect of French imperialism in Afrika. This is NOT a good sign that the AU is serious about ending the control of Afrikan affairs by hostile outside forces. What has the AU done to end the greatest human crisis that has been happening on the continent of Afrika (i.e in the Congo) since the John F. Kennedy sponsored CIA overthrow of Patrice Lamumba???. And some of the forces that are responsible for the continuation of the human crisis in the Congo are members of the AU; namely Rwanda and Uganda. Both Rwanda and Uganda are guilty of looting the resources of the CONGO to finance their own economy.
The difficulty of extracting Ourselves from colonization is made plain by the lack of will to absolutely eradicate colonial powers from Our Continent....
1994 did not end colonialism; colonial powers/agents never left; ignorance of colonialism is too great to bring about the environmental cultural and social changes needed to be Our unique selves.....
ALL NATURAL OR NOTHING
Elect more women
Its interesting how they want to throw off the Colonizes yet still speak the Englsh language. Not even all Europen countries feel the need to only speak English. Curious just saying. They also dress and look like Europeans.
The fact that we share a common language is actually an advantage. Some
Countries have 200 plus dialects alone! Also, in the long run, English is the most widely spoken language and will come in handy when we are trading and doing business with ourselves and then outside of Africa(on our terms).
Eventually, it would be great to expand Swahili and some other languages that can be wide spanning, as well as focus on preserving culture and dialects as much as we can. But I think we are losing focus if we try to eliminate English- one of the things allowing dissemination of information and communication now.
I don’t think we need to reject clothes simply because they are “Western”. Where will it end? Will we reject certain foods, music and other things simply because of that? Our goal should not be to develop a hatred for European people and culture . We are rejecting our subjugation by exploitative racist Europeans and Eastern and Arabs too- there is a difference. If we become racist ourselves- we teach our children hate and we are not different. We may be justified in our anger but we would not be justified in those actions .
Also- we need to separate colonial oppression from simple cultural differences. There is no need to pretend that the West has nothing good in it. Or that something is bad simply because it is Western. We can love ourselves, put ourselves first, be Afrocentric and still appreciate and make use of other cultures. I agree that we should wear our clothes more and commonly ! I don’t think we have to forcibly make people stop wearing Western clothes though. On the lost of things we are trying to accomplish, I don’t think that aspect is as important and I also think some things need to come organically.
Just my two cents
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