Niger: an eye opener

It was Karl Marx, who said that, 'conflict is the vehicle of progress'.

The coup in Niger, has triggered a

number of events that portray the picture of the varied interests at play in Africa.

Africa, my Africa. Africa, the farm of the industrialized world, supplying them raw materials and remaining raw.

Africa is like the House Help in need of help.

The Land lord and the servants' quarters dwellers!

The dweller of the servants' quarters puts in all the hard work in return for tips and crumbs.

How did we get here?

Force of arms and the trickery of the advanced world coupled with industrialization.

When shall Africa be free?

When we come to the realization that the world is competitive and God has endowed every individual with a unique survival kit.

Africans must for a start, stop seeking validation from the West and East.

We should be our own best friend and see ourselves as the one that has been cheated and lied to.

We should learn to love ourselves and our environment.

In celebration of Love, we should price our services appropriately and in our currencies.

The Arabs are doing it and winning. We can and we should, to give our children a fighting chance of correcting our under dog mentality.

Democracy is a celebration of the will of the people. Let that come to play in Niger with early elections to entrench a government of the people. The problem with Military rule is the fear of the gun, making freedom of expression difficult. In an atmosphere of freedom, Democracy thrives.