Tombong,

You have set the alarm clock on. I hope when it rings, and I think it is about
to do so,  the youths of  Africa will respond to the call for African unity
through self respect and self help and not wait for outsiders to take the lead
in addressing African problems. It is midnight for many of the current
leadership of Africa; but some day, sooner than later, daybreak will come. When
that morning light shines, we would then be able to look at ourselves and see
the mess around us and take care of it. If in the process a genuine helping hand
emerges from any quarter, be it west, east, north or south, such assistance
would be acknowledged.


TOMBONG SAIDY wrote:

> Hi Sloan,
>
> I was also thinking about the same subject. While Britain and other European
> countries and trying to help, we are not hearing anything from the other
> African countries and the AOU. The main items needed are helicopters and
> even though there are over one hundred helicopters among the countries
> surrounding Mozambique, none of them are seen out there trying to help. The
> OAU is also very silent about the whole thing and all these makes one
> wonders sometime as to what is going on.
>
> Why do we always have to wait for the West to come to our rescue? It is high
> time African Leasders, the OAU in particular to start solving African
> problem without waiting for the West to help.
>
> It is sad to watch the flood victims struggling to hold on to trees while
> many helicopters are in the Democratic Republic of Congo fighting an endless
> war. Celebrities in Britain are raising funds and had raised about $5
> million as of last night, but what are the African celebrities doing? What
> is the OAU doing? What is SADEC doing?
>
> PEACE
>
> TOMBONG
>
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