Why Africa
Why Africa
Africa! Africa! Africa!
Once the bosom of unity,
The mother of humanity,
A cradle of human dignity,
A people rooted in integrity.
The world’s mirror of charity,
The true home of hospitality,
Once revered as pillars of morality.
What plague has fallen upon Africa?
Africans killing Africans,
Brothers slaying brothers,
Patriots betraying compatriots.
Mothers and children now seek refuge under bridges,
The old and the weak abandoned to their fates.
Where have we kept our forefathers’ legacies?
They taught us love and oneness,
Trained us to stand for uprightness,
Showed us the meaning of compassion.
Nelson Mandela fought for love, peace, unity, and justice—
He dreamed of African unity, not Afrophobia.
Kwame Nkrumah stood for African freedom;
He never preached African terrorism.
Africans, Africans… where are you?
Rise and lay down your arms.
Drop every weapon of destruction against Africa.
Embrace one another with love.
Unite and end racism and discrimination.
Rise above selfishness; reject xenophobia.
Africans, we are one—
One people, one continent, indivisible.
Together, we can end all xenophobic attacks.
TANGWA LIVINUS ACHA
UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDE II, SOA
20th April 2015
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