Explain Why There Can Never Be A United States Of Africa

Why there can never be a United States of Africa

Kwame Nkrumah once said, ‘Africa must unite or perish!’ Without open African unity, the continent of Africa will remain at the clemency of imperialist control and manipulation, which has been the case. This is in line with a saying in African that, “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Marcus Garvey's vision for a united Africa was evident in his 1924 poem Hail, United States of Africa. Some African leaders who believe in this unity have spearheaded this concept of a United Africa. The African Union Chairman in 2009 in the person of Muammar al-Gaddafi, the former Libyan leader in two regional African summits in 2007 and 2009 pushed for the creation of a United

Some regions are more gifted that others - some regions have lots of water (and access to ocean and seas). Others have lots of minerals and forestlands. Others have metallic rocks, wildlife, fossil fuels and so on.

The control of such resources and their access has reinforced processes of social stratification and class creation on the continent of Africa. In fact, Colonialism, itself was built on the control of the natural resources on the continent of Africa. This created new forms of disparities and worsened existing ones. These disparities have cause some countries to see themselves as rich and others as poor. This distinction has to some extent contributed to the un-united nature of the Africa as a State rather than a continent with many countries.

Ties with Colonial Masters: Most countries still maintains ties with their colonial rulers who have major influence on their political and economic affairs. Some Colonial masters are still supporting most countries in Africa with budgets on their health, education and infrastructure developments, making it difficult to agree on common terms with other countries for the unity of the