African are mostly black people but their minds are not black us their skin, Africa is where human begin originated and it has importance of historical thus Africa is rich continent it terms of natural resource so Africa is also vital component of the global development, but unfortunately Africans are still suffering Social , economically , and political crisis , their people are still under poverty because the world planned that Africa must stay under-poverty , for the resound a complete rich earth wouldn’t make sense.
Africa is one of most complex continent in terms of ethnicity because more than 2000 ethnic groups are hosting in Africa , second largest continent both land and population meanwhile Africa has two Oceans Indian Ocean in north part and Atlantic ocean to the west also red sea and sues canal in horn of Africa and Mediterranean see to the north : Africa located very strategic location in geopolitics , economic since most of commerce are a crossed in these seas along with Africa is very rich in natural resources , I called the continent of raw materials , but one of least developed continents in the globe , Politically Africa is week since it doesn’t’ make that much effect of global political powers major effect is Africa long term of colonial European states ; even today is Africa is free continent ? These questions most of African scholars argue that Africa in under new colonial in other words under-multiple of colonials, during colonization each African states was in hands of European, that states was colonizing but many states are colonizing in multiple dimension, such as economical colonization, political colonization, environmental colonization most dangerous one is psychological colonization further Africa is the only continent that haven’t have Veto power.
Environmentally Africa is green continent and have best environment because Africa is not industrialized continent, there is limit of west product particularly in nuclear west, air pollutions, being realistic Africa is clear internally but the international community are violating Africa Environment , like producing low quality electronics, bring industrial west products in seas of Africa , of course illiteracy of African people and low socio economic will affect the environment .
If I conclude as un introduction part , Africa Post-colonial , Colonial and pre-colonial areas are completely different in economical , political and social structures because the haves of the global changes effect the African Society.
United States of Africa was a dream for most of Pan-Africanism because they want unity , the question is , is it possible Africa to unite ? In simple answer it is an empty dream because of the following reasons.
- The territories that colonization made : most of African states have the region of conflict based on the border line , these conflict is unsolvable until remapping of Africa happen .
- Africa is different in religions : African has many religions like Islam , Christianity and African Traditional Religion mostly of course there are many other religions but the major one , thus these religious metamorphosis made impossible to unite African for the reason that there were historical hostility among African based on religion
- Difference in Ethnicity : African has more the 2000 Ethic Groups which are different in culture , norms and believes , according to Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) African ethnic groups are divided in to these :
Central Africa[
- Lubain Democratic Republic of the Congo (c. 15 million)
- Mongoin Democratic Republic of the Congo (c. 15 million)
- Kongoin Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Republic of the Congo (c. 10 million)
- Kanuriin Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon (c. 10 million)
Horn of Africa
- Oromoin Ethiopia (c. 30 million)
- Amharain Ethiopia (c. 25 million)
- Somaliin Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya (c. 16-19 million)
- Tigray-Tigrinyain Ethiopia and Eritrea (c. 10 million)
- Afarin Eritrea, Djibouti and Ethiopia(c. 4-5 million)
North Africa
- Maghrebisin Maghreb
- Egyptiansin Egypt (c. 91 million)
- Coptin Egypt and Sudan (c. 15 million)
- Berberin Mauritania, Morocco (including Western Sahara), Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya (c. 30 million)
Southeast Africa
- Hutuin Rwanda, Burundi, and Democratic Republic of Congo (c. 15 million)
- Chewain Malawi and Zambia (c. 15 million)
Southern Africa
- Shonain Zimbabwe and Mozambique (c. 15 million)
- Zuluin South Africa (c. 10 million)
- Sothoin South Africa and Lesotho (c. 6.4 million)
West Africa
- Ethnic groups of Rivers Statein Nigeria
- Hausain Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Ghana, Cameroon, Chad and Sudan (c. 60 million)
- Yorubain Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone (c. 35 million)
- Igboin Nigeria (c. 28 million)
- Mande peoplesin The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Niger, Mauritania and Chad (c. 30 million)
- Akanin Ghana and Ivory Coast (c. 20 million)
- Fulain Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Chad (c. 20 million)
So a continent with this huge difference in both cultural, Religion and Ethnic groups and have aggression history among Africans, their unity will take time. So this time it is better to think about development of African society rather than unity.
Nasra Daahir Mahamed
27th May 2016
N.B” Change didn’t come one night but its longtime dream , so think big you will get possibility to success “