Why Africa

Why Africa Africa! Africa! Africa! Once considered, the bosom of unity Often regarded as the mother of humanity A center for the respect of human dignity A people embedded with the spirit of integrity Usually seen as the world’s mirror of charity Characterized by the true meaning of hospitality We were once referred to as pillars of morality What a plague on Africa? Africans are now killing Africans Brothers are slaying brothers Patriots are betraying compatriots Mothers and children now refuge under bridges The old and the weak abandoned to their fades Where have we kept our forefathers’ legacies? They taught us love and oneness Trained us to stand for uprightness Showed us how to be compassionate Nelson Mandela fought for love, peace, unity and justice He had a dream for African unity and not Afrophobia Kwame Nkrumah advocated for African freedom He did not promote African terrorism Africans, Africans... where are you? Stand up and drop your arms Drop all weapons of destruction against Africa Embrace your fellow Africans with love Unite and put an end to racism and discrimination Rise above your selfishness and stop xenophobia Africans, we are one and indivisible Africa Together, we can put an end to all xenophobic attacks! TANGWA LIVINUS ACHA UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE II, SOA 20th April 2015