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7/27/2019 S O S LETTER TO AFRICA
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S O S LETTER TO AFRICA
By Major ( Retired) Joel Rop, Kenya
On 22 nd October 2013
1.0: Lamentation of Africa
Africa is reeling in perpetual slavery!
The open-air slave trade in the last millennium, which was perpetrated by the
rich world of that time, did not disappear despite being abolished in the late
19th century.
The practice simply mutated and thrived in a more distinct and aggressive form
as Colonization.
Subsequently, the Continent was gradually and systematically subjected to a
more intensive and deadly monster; i.e. Socio-Economic Exploitation.
The developed parts of the world, in the West, North and East, are now
relentlessly competing to exert their influence in Africa and to increase, in their
own favor, the massive trade deficit already existing in the African countries.
Alas! The current scramble operations and intrigues against the Continent are
so intricate and powerful that the well-known former “Scramble for Africa ” of
the late 19th century would appear like just one of the battles in a massive war
theatre.
2.0: Avenues of Exploitation of Africa by Rich Countries
Anyway, the demonstrable achievements for the developed countries nowinclude:-
Siphoning off the natural resources, i.e. minerals, oil and wood, from
Africa at throw- away prices. In the process, they also engage the African
labor force on pathetic servitude terms and conditions of work in the
mines, oil industry and wood logging/timber business.
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Supplying their insatiable consumer markets with agricultural produce
obtained from the Continent’s arable land in exchange of ‘ pea-nut ’ dollars
for the poverty stricken African farmers.
Dumping in Africa, duped as a ‘ growing market ’ , all the manufactured
goods ranging from simple pins, threads and second-hand clothes to
sophisticated systems like electronic equipment, automobiles, ships and
aero-planes.
Consequently, Africa’s economy is now literally collapsed; and the last bits and
pieces of the pristine and resourceful Continent have rapidly been consigned to
a horrendous vicious cycle in the Capitalist-created and Western democracy-
sustained Socio-Economic Limbo.
The scenario of easy and steady colossal capital flight from Africa to the
outside world has invariably established and periodically enlarged and
reinforced the horrific situations in the vicious cycle; which include poverty,
starvation, squalor, unemployment, corruption, dictatorship, human rights
violations, civil war, piracy, perilous migrations, brain drain, etc.
In fact, it is an historic societal vicious spiral!
It is a classic inter-millennium crisis that menacingly evolved in the mid 2nd
millennium AD and it will culminate in catastrophic fruition early this 3rd
millennium AD; unless …………………………..
3.0: Major Plan for Africa
Come on Africa!
It is a Continental State of Emergency. We can no longer sit back and make
merry. We must urgently find solutions.
Move now! I suggest we must go for a marathon two-month Emergency
African Conference starting on Thursday 2nd January 2014 at the Au HQ in
Addis Ababa to be attended by all kinds of elite from all the countries in Africa.
The suggested crucial Items of Agenda to be placed on the table at the
proposed Continental Emergency Theatre include: Socio-Economic
Revolution, Political Revolution, Agricultural Revolution and Cultural
Strategies.
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Each of the proposed items of agenda will be briefly explained in the
succeeding sub-headings.
4.0: Outline of Socio-Economic Revolution in Africa
i. Closing the Entire African Market to the outside world until favorable
terms and conditions of trade are formulated and agreed at an
appropriate international forum.
ii. Promptly Establishing a Unified African Economic Zone. Virtually all
the intra-African trade barriers must be demolished over-night; perhaps
by 31st January 2014.
5.0: Outline of Political Revolution in Africa
Establishing one National African Government ( Executive, Parliament
and Judiciary ). The Parliament will be based on the age-old, albeit
malnourished, African political ideology of Gender and Age Democracy (
GADEM ); i.e. it will comprise three parties: namely Men Political Party,
Women Political Party and Youth Political Party.
Note 1: For details on this beautiful ideology, please refer to a book entitled:
African Indigenous Political Ideology by Dr David G Maillu . The renowned
African writer lives in Nairobi .
Note 2 : Unlike the lackluster Pan-African sentiment that has slowly precipitated
over the last half-century, the above-envisaged Political Union of African
countries will be an abrupt and pragmatic real-time search and rescue
operation to evacuate the distressed Afri-nation from the sunken Socio-
Economic Afri-wreck and to immediately embark on salvage and rebuilding
program of a modern Afri-Continent !
The existing independent African countries will dutifully and
expeditiously transform into constituent States of the Federal
African Nation ( FAN ). Each State will also elect its State Government
based on the same afore-mentioned GADEM ideology of three political
parties.
As part of the National African Government, a Continental African
Defense Force ( ADF ) will be established. Initially, a one million-
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strong military force will be tenable. A large proportion (say 50%) of the
force will invariably be Navy, because, after-all, the entire African
territorial boundary lies in the international waters. And, owing to the
huge support services required, possibly 30% of the ADF will be Air
Force while the remaining 20% will be Army.
Note 3: From the point of view of internal security, it is hereby envisaged that
the colossal security problems, for instance, the armed conflict, political unrest,
terror attacks, piracy, etc, currently prevailing in places like Somalia, DRC,
Egypt, Libya, Eritrea, Central Africa Republic, Darfur and Nigeria will largely
dissipate because the various tendencies and demands for separatism,
tribalism, sectarian political power struggles, etc, will have suddenly been
overtaken by the events of the Continental Emergency Response .
6.0: Need for Agricultural Revolution in Africa
This is an area that has persistently been my dreamland since 1998.
It is always amazingly ironical that, despite the fact that the economies of
many African countries have been described as agrarian, the Continent
remains the only place on earth where video footage has regularly shown
hungry people and livestock, malnourished deep to the bare bones, and often
starving to death.
Time has now come, I think, for this depressing international picture to cease
within the first massive agricultural season; if at all we are to claim any
measure of modern civilization.
The second massive agricultural season, apart from sustaining the basic
feeding program commenced in the first agri-season, will be devoted to
establishing huge granaries at several locations in the Continent as an
aggressive move toward maintaining adequate strategic food reserves.
In the third massive agri-season, the Continent should embark on the
promotion of agri-business among the subsistence farming masses of Africa.
Note 4: “I think these are the critical first three paces of a 1,000-km journey
on foot through the Wilderness, where manna occasionally rains from above, to
the Canaan of abundant olive oil, bread, honey blended with butter, milk and
fruits, where healthy human beings can actually grow wings and fly places
including the outer space ”.
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Anyway, once the dust raised on the floor of the Emergency African Conference
by the foregoing items, under the sub-headings of Socio-Economic Revolution
and Political Revolution, has settled, it is recommended that the issue of Agri-
Revolution be placed squarely on the Continental Conference Table as a
matter of utmost priority; and, I am sure, all the relevant details for successful
farming in Africa will rigorously emerge.
7.0: Need for Cultural Awakening in Africa
In order to put my in perspective, I shall briefly highlight only one aspect of the
Culture; the need for an African National Language.
For example, Kiswahili is one African International Language that has
tremendously flourished over the last two centuries. It has considerableresonance in East and Central Africa, also along the entire East Coast of Africa
and among the millions of Bantus as well as among many Arabs.
Tanzania is perhaps the only country that has impressively developed the
language. It is truly remarkable that in Tanzanian schools, students learn
many subjects, including Mathematics and Sciences, in Kiswahili from the
lowest to very high academic levels.
Anyway, this is a clarion-call for fresh ideas on African Culture. Bring them to
Addis in January 2014.
8.0: Future Hope and Potential for Africa
I want to end this SOS Letter by saying that I see plenty of hope and potential
for Africa; but the journey ahead will be very tedious and often torturous.
Nevertheless, I think, human beings have the intrinsic social quality of wanting
to help others, particularly in times of calamity. In that respect, I expect that
each African country ( call it State ) will sacrificially contribute whatever iswithin their means toward the Continental common good. For instance:-
i. Tanzania dispatches hundreds of thousands of Kiswahili teachers to
schools and other institutions all over the Continent.
ii. The African States that are economically strong will contribute the
biggest share to the Continental Treasury.
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iii. A State that cultivates a lot of Tea will supply the rest of the Continent
with high quality made tea.
iv. And, so on and so forth.
9.0: Transient Conclusion
I have at least three other successive letters to follow this one; but for now I
want to run with this SOS Edition to as many African countries as possible
within the next two months.
Consequently, I urgently appeal to well-wishers to donate to a kitty to fund my
travel and related expenses.
You can send your donation to Standard Chartered Bank (Kenya), Account
Number: 0100154972900 or MPesa to my phone number or purchase a bus
ticket or air ticket.
In the meantime, also expedite the spread of the contents of the SOS Letter
through any kind of Media at your disposal.
Yours Sincerely,
MAJOR ( RTD ) JOEL ROP
Phone: (Kenya)0729549379
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: Joel Kiprono