Comments on: Must See: The United States of Africa

By: Whatever

Whatever — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:50:46 +0000

@Pseudonym

I agree. However, the west is terrified of a united African front which is why it will never happen. The idea of pan-Africanism and self-determination was such a threat in the 60′s that leaders were being taken out and replaced by puppet governments, many of which are still in place today. The strife and chaos that sometimes takes place in these nations is no accident. This way China, Europe and the US can confidently run through Africa like looters in a blackout. They would like you to believe that Africans are feeble and distressed and can do no better, making it easy for people to swallow bullsh*t like kony 2012 so easily without blinking.

By: African Mami

African Mami — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:48:34 +0000

Nah. I am against it completely. How can we unite, when there is infighting, tribal tensions-in many of the countries?! It’s not possible at this point….possibly in 10,000,000 years to come.

By: mahogany

mahogany — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:37:09 +0000

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” I’m actually for it although it may take awhile and a lot of effort. Yes Africa is immensely diverse but a “union” would work in the benefit of all. There hasn’t been a follow through since the days of independence.

By: Dalili

Dalili — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:13:38 +0000

Edit: despots

By: Dalili

Dalili — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:56:59 +0000

I agree with @African Mami(hi sissy) and @Kate, Africa is much too diverse for there to be a United States of Africa. In my opinion African countries could certainly advance their interests by fostering and nurturing intercontinental trade; Her resources are enough so that She could very well be self sufficient and eliminate foreign aid all together. I’m also for disbanding or revamping the African Union. Most of it’s leaders are depots, who in all their decades in power haven’t advanced their respective countries one iota.

By: Pseudonym

Pseudonym — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:23:32 +0000

Can I admit that I didn’t read the article and since the Firefox update, videos aren’t working and I don’t feel like going to Internet Explorer? Just wanted to share this story:

I’m not African and I’ve never lived in Africa, but randomly this Ethiopian guy came and sat next to me as I waited on the Metro and gave me an interesting speech for 12 minutes. He told me about how he feels that different countries in Africa have specialists, experts, and researchers at small centers of great potential, but b/c they are small scale they aren’t able to reach their full potential b/c of limited resources. He said that it would be great if African countries formed a union (but not a single country, a-la-USA) and were able to share and benefit from each other by sharing their resources.

Just wanted to share. In the world, Africa is definitely standing alone. A friend of mine brought up a good point about the way the world works- you don’t see France and Uganda teaming up on Germany. The European diaspora is cronyism for the white and they’re adding their forces together and destroying everything. A strong African union might be necessary to combat this. The Europeans bond together to beat up on them, so it might benefit them to bond together to fight back.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:06:40 +0000

Awadi is a respected rapper in Senegal. This album’s is kinda old though. I think it was out in 2009 or 2010. But just like African Mami said, I don’t believe in the United States of Africa. Africans are different and the story of someone from Rwanda is not the same story for someone from Mali. That’s why I don’t like it when people make generalities about Africa. To me, it’s the most diverse continent in the world.

By: Insight

Insight — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:03:17 +0000

I’m sorry this is nothing new. Just because they add music to it, doesnt mean that people have not been discussing Pan-Africanism for a while now.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:56:19 +0000

why are you against it? In what ways could it not be a good thing?

By: Tonton Michel

Tonton Michel — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 19:51:55 +0000

Hip Hop at it’s best. I see the journey to a United Africa being a long journey though, there is a lot to over come with tribalism and politicians. But it helps to have a common enemy. I wouldnt too much stock into Obama though……..