PEACE: DREAM OF AFRICA?
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. – African Proverb
What goes through our mind when we hear the word Africa? Most people including fellow Africans think of it as a place where nothing good can come from. Foreigners have often referred to Africa as a black continent, not because the inhabitants are black but because of the persistent problems emanating from the continent. However, the problems faced in Africa do not arise from nature. The problems are mad-made but not by the Africans themselves. Furthermore, the African problems are more of perceptions than the reality on the ground. Until and unless the Africans themselves understand that their problems are created by those they trust to offer help, not much will change for this great continent.
Commonly used Peace Concepts:
Negative peace: The absence of war and
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International Aid- If foreign aid would develop any place, Africa will be the most developed continent in the world. International AID is now doing more harm to Africa than good. It became the main tool used by foreign governments and organizations to corrupt the African elite, and get them to behave so irrationally toward their own populations and the basic interest of their countries.
4. International Medias The western media seems to follow an agenda of further dividing African nations and populations with their constant framing of Africa through fight between tribes, religions, geography, etc. The influence of western media in Africa is very negative, and could be considered as part of Africa problems.
5. Colonial Borders. A study done in the years 70s showed that African nations had less trade between themselves than before colonization. There is no immediate solution, but initiative like the African passport or Visa would greatly improve the movement of people and increase the potential of intellectual and commercial exchanges.
6. Ignorance of the Books of Machiavelli, Hegel &