The African Perspective

Our Skinfolks Are Not Always Our Kinfolks

This picture Speaks Volumes: Our skinfolk are not always our kinfolk.

The Cote d'Ivoire president Alassane Ouattara and the Africom commander General Michael Langley.  History  tells  us  that  they  always  use  one  of  us  to  infiltrate  us. When  are  we  going  to  stop  focusing  on  greed  driven  personal  gains? When  are  we  going  to  start  thinking  about  our  collective  interests? When are we going to go back to our foundational values of Ubuntu and Agbajowo? As long as we focus on capitalism, there will always be those who will betray us. The dangling of trinkets and mirrors has been core reason why Africa is where it is today. The proximity to whiteness is more valuable to some, than protecting the interests of their people. Africa is at a critical moment. Collective gains within our community's or personal gains? Ubuntu: "I am because you are, you are because I am." Agbajo owo la fin soya ajeji owo kan ko gbe eru de ori" translates to "It is a combination of hands that we should use; one hand cannot adequately lift a load to the head."

Author: Oladele Dosunmu, Co-Founder of the Emerging Alkeubulan.

WHY THE U.S REJECTED FUNDING THE NEW MISSION IN SOMALIA

To redefine US-Africa engagement, Washington must recognize the power of the African diaspora

The United States needs to pay more attention to the digital identity economy. In my work researching how African diaspora communities in the United States maintain their connections to their homelands, I have found that long-standing experiences involving racism, combined with growing anti-immigrant sentiments, have led many members of the African diaspora to strengthen their ties to the continent.

THE AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY OF UBUNTU

Enemy Within or Seeking Geostrategic and National Interests?

To Stay or To Go: Comrades in Arms or Colonizers in the Frontlines? Statement by Malian Interim President General Assimi Goita

Those who say that France hasn't done anything or that France has to stay. I have been on the frontline with them, I have eaten with them, I patrolled with them, and I listened to their radio.

Why Is It So Difficult for Africans to Comprehend That Any Foreign Interests, Corporations, Or Countries Are Not on Our Continent for Our Benefit?

The difficulty in recognizing that foreign interests often prioritize their own agendas over African benefit stems from a mix of historical, economic, and psychological factors.

Our Skinfolks Are Not Always Our Kinfolks

The Cote d'Ivoire president Alassane Ouattara and the Africom commander General Michael Langley. History tells us that they always use one of us to infiltrate us. When are we going to stop focusing on greed driven personal gains? When are we going to start thinking about our collective interests? When are we going to go back to our foundational values of Ubuntu and Agbajowo? As long as we focus on capitalism, there will always be those who will betray us.