Africa and African American Plight

August 8, 2023

Africa and African American Plight

Padmini Arhant

The oppression through colonization and dominance is prevalent in human history since time immemorial.

The abuse of power authorizing massacre, prejudice and persecution under domestic leadership towards own citizens on religious and other communal distinction is heinous crime against the nationals that are common in recent memory.

The head of the state triggered by personal hatred and power mongering evolving into despotism exceeding human tolerance in sponsoring violence, abject discrimination, isolation and marginalization of community, segment and targeted demography are the worst human rights violation that are condemnable. The authoritarianism guided by irrational egregious decisions are unacceptable reprehensible misuse of authority. 

Accordingly, along side shedding light on African American slavery in black history, it is equally important to note African population experience in Africa under African leadership with nations embroiled in civil wars laden with brutality, genocide, abhorrent violence and annihilation across the continent throughout twentieth and twenty first century.

African nations prominently Uganda under violent authoritarian General Idi Amin earning the title – The Butcher of Africa involving gruesome killings and self-admitted cannibalism, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Eritrea – Ethiopia war, Sudan, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria in religious discrimination triggering Christian – Muslim clashes…are mere examples in Africa’s violent history towards own race.

The Angola civil war between communist and anti-communist groups subsequent to independence from Portugal occupation in 1975 prolonged for a while claiming lives all around.

Needless to say, the indiscriminate arms supply to warring factions within Africa besides from western sources and later new economic power joining the ranks i.e. China profiteering at all costs remain ceaseless till date.

Somalia reduced as pirate state with sea pirates incidents on the increase on the Indian Ocean and international waters.

Likewise, more nations in the east, west, central and North Africa have continuously faced civil unrest, political turmoil and bloodbath until today with Niger leading the headline in the latest political chaos in the country.

The majority of political turbulence arise from internal and external coup, collusion with foreign powers in destabilizing governments, massive corruption and surrender to the will of treasure hunters predominantly past and present colonial dominance.

In this context, the South African leader and former President Nelson Mandela was compromised in exchange for freedom following more than two  decades of imprisonment and submitted to western demand on unfettered access to South African economy and resources such as minerals and diamonds.

The stipulation also accompanied denuclearization of South Africa.

In essence, the freedom of South Africa was based on handing over resource rich economy and nuclear power  – the driving forces in the twentieth and twenty first century determining geopolitical and economic strength, that were otherwise held under direct possession of the former colonial regime enforcing apartheid – the Dutch Afrikan government from South African President P.W. Botha until the last Presidency F.W.De Klerk in the end of apartheid era.

Notably, the South African President and leader Nelson Mandela honored with Nobel Peace Prize compared to senior counterparts in African freedom movement forced to meet the much anticipated fate of assassination.

Among them, the young brave courageous leaders and heads of State like Thomas Sankara, the former President of Burkina Faso and Patrice Lumumba, the former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…both of whom were mercilessly assassinated by western power for their unwillingness to commit treason against their nation and importantly the people in their respective nations in Africa.

In African continent – the domestic struggles due to internal discord and cultural, ethnic divide are far from over.

South Africa’s ethnic tribal conflict related to Zulu and domestic tribes were fraught with killings and atrocities over a period of time.

The treatment of women subject to genital mutilation practiced till today despite international intervention to eliminate the life threatening custom.

The alarming report in this instance – More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) in 30 countries in Africa.

African children deployed as child soldiers in civil wars are compelled to bear the weight of artillery rather than satchel with books and education materials to shape their present and future.

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