There is a feeling of nostalgia by the blacks for their former colonial masters. It is generally accepted that the economy, health, and transport sectors were in the best of shape during the colonial period. But after the white man left, things fell apart. Let’s consider a few examples from the regions of the African continent.
In one East African country, it has been a story of unending wars, refugees, rapes and famines.
In West Africa, one giant of a nation has invited the British police to re-organize her police.
In the north of the continent, a colonel who is so in love with female security guards has been in charge of that country for only- God- knows how long.
South of the continent, one country that used to be called the Bread Basket of Africa has now become a “basket case,:” in the words of a Ugandan cleric living in London. The cleric tore his collar in a live TV interview vowing not to put it on till that president leaves. In that country you would need millions of dollars to buy a loaf of bread and the inflation rate has no unit of measurement.
In Central Africa, one president who has been ruling for 40 years has allowed his tiny nation to be used as a French military base.
It was not surprising therefore that Africans have asked the colonial masters to return and take over in a BBC audience participation program.
It is no wonder the heads of states themselves steal their countries money and keep them abroad, then come home and beg for foreign aids. When are the colonial masters coming back?
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Blacks Cannot Rule Themselves
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Africa,
Blacks,
Bread Basket of Africa,
foreign aids,
white rule
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