Panaficanism

 "The biggest problem in human history is that people who know the truth won't speak up, and those who don't know anything won't be silenced" (Dieter Hallervorden)

I've been thinking about Africa. It should come as no surprise to many that not everything is going well in Africa. The fight for a better Africa must begin now. An attempt must be made to change the perspective of Africans. It's not easy, because in Africa religion is dominant, it determines the life of the African. Quite simply, this means feeding the minds with the right concepts. In order to move Africa forward, Africans must choose policies that serve as antidotes to the many problems they face.

“When the missionaries came, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible. - Jomo Kenyatta, First President of Kenya, Africa

A problem that exists in Kenya, but also in other African countries, is freedom of the press. Just yesterday the Free Press Index was released. Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) released the 2022 edition of its annual World Press Freedom Index, and its rankings of 180 different countries mostly paint a dire picture of media independence across the world. Media professionals in the Sahel suffer from insecurity and political instability, as in Burkina Faso (41), Mali (111) and Eritrea (179). Kenya is ranked 102, 2021 Kenya was 103, 2013 Kenya was 97. So the situation in Kenya is tense. I pointed out in a previous post that censorship is very high in Kenya. Not everything that is true and important to people should be reported.

Another widespread problem is corruption. This inhibits development. On the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index of the non-governmental organization Transparency International, Kenya ranks 124th out of 180 countries evaluated. You might think that's not bad. Clientelism is widespread in Kenya, and the government lacks transparency and accountability to the population. In 2018, President Kenyatta called for a fight against corruption. First successes can be seen. High-ranking civil servants were arrested and assets in the tens of millions repatriated. Even if that reads well, corruption is still there.

The human rights situation in Kenya is comparatively good. Compared to what? Afghanistan? Human rights organizations criticize the excessive use of force by security forces. Violations of fundamental rights also occur in the course of violent conflicts between individual ethnic groups.

Those reporting on sensitive issues such as corruption, land distribution or security are confronted with attempts at intimidation, arbitrary arrests and physical assaults.

The security situation in Kenya, especially in the north, towards Somalia, is tense.

Therefore, and precisely because of this, there can only be one answer, this answer can only be "We together!" The road that must be traveled is long, but at the end of the road is our future and it must be better than the past and the present.

There is already a concept. All that has to be done is accept it. This concept cannot and must not come from abroad, it can only come from Africa. This concept must go hand in hand with African spirituality - for Africa is a very spiritual continent - and Afrocentrism. It is related to the Ubuntu concept in a fundamental part. This concept is a reminder that Africans need to work harder; it recalls that in solving the problems, it is the Africans who must take the lead and be very creative in this regard; it reminds us that they must love ourselves, the countries and Africa itself; it is a reminder that the issues in other African countries and the issues of other black people around the world need to be taken care of. In short, there is a lack of solidarity and the black person has to work for it. This thought is no friend of greed, selfishness, tribalism and bad leadership. It is a concept of togetherness and not against each other. fraternity and solidarity. Shake hands, walk together, that's the only way to get there, and the goal is to create a better world; here and now.

This concept is Pan-Africanism. Many of the older generation who fought for freedom are familiar with this concept and know that if it is fully implemented it will be a big step towards bringing Africa into a better future. The younger generation didn't go through a lot of what the older generation went through. Therefore, the younger generation must be addressed so that everyone not only knows more about Pan-Africanism, but also understands and embraces it.