Looking right through leadership in Africa over the past twenty years

by Ayabonga Nkalitshana

Over the past twenty years leadership in Africa has been characterised by development and a transitional stage from stagnant economies to urgent economic growth and land reforms, also trying to implement newly developed policies to ensure there is proper alignment of equality with development.

The basic aims were to ensure that no one is left behind from the eras of oppression and racial segregation, and that empowerment, is for all to ensure equal opportunities. Adoption of foreign economic policies, the introduction of “aid” reliant alliances between the Northern economically empowered and Southern ‘third world’ states with the West enjoying continued influence over the rule of African states even though there is independence within the rule of law.

Even though we claim to enjoy freedom and democracy, the truth is as Africans we’re not independent and yet, we’re still are under the influence and control of Europe through the trade alliances and aid policies they have over African states.  Let’s look at one of the instances; the obligatory acceptance of gay laws by African states under the banner of human rights, but the African culture and social moral does not agree to take such consents as law or in practice, as it misrules African culture and tradition. 

The most powerful weapon global influence has to ensure that African leaders and their states stay in line and abide to their rules is vast number of sanctions.

After reading this, as an African citizen and a well learned individual what are the possible solutions to ensure that African states and its leaders enjoy total freedom and independence? And what role as citizens can we play to ensure equality and economic freedom is safe guarded for future generations.

Poverty, unemployment, social inequality and in law, corruption are the biggest challenges that Africa faces and continue to grow with the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer…