USAfrica?: Red alert on Arab Colonialism in Black Africa!

Fellow warriors for Black African liberation, Greetings!

We are sure you are very busy, each and every one, coping in the belly of the beast, and battling, as best you can, the local manifestations of the Race War. But an emergency crisis has arisen. Hence this red alert and call to action stations.

While we have been campaigning for Afrocentrism, reparations, repatriation, Darfur, South Sudan, Mauritania etc, our Arab enemies have stolen a march on us and are poised to trap all of Black Africa in the net of Gadhafi’s USofAfrica, and from there drag all Black Africans under Arab colonialism and, from there, carry us off into captivity, slavery, Arabisation and worse. Sudan since 1955 has been a prototype of Arab colonialism masquerading as Afro-Arab unity. Blacks there, under the Arab minority colonial government, have been subjected to oppression, exploitation, war, mass rape, sex slavery, mass murder, Arabization and enslavement. A united Afro-Arab Sudan is a terrible example of what Black Africans can expect under a continental Afro-Arab Union government like Gadhafi’s USofAfrica.

{mosgoogle}In our opinion, this new development is very dangerous; and addressing it should become our top priority, starting yesterday. If we lose this battle, and this Arab colonialist USofAfrica is inaugurated, all the local crises we have been dealing with so far, will together be like child’s play compared to what the Arab colonialists will inflict on all of Black Africa. And all our other struggles will have failed. For instance, why would any sane black want to repatriate into an Africa that has fallen under Arab colonialism and slavery? And even if you got  $1bn each in reparations money, can you enjoy it as a slave of the Arabs?

Once this Arabist USofAfrica is enacted by the AU, in Accra this July-- and is, predictably, quickly implemented-- it would be treason to advocate or struggle against the new Federal state. Arabs will, of course, control it as they have controlled the OAU/AU. Then the stage will be set for the Islamization and Arabisation of all of Black Africa. And we'll all be in the same stew where—without much understanding or help from the rest of Black Africa-- the blacks in Mauritania and Sudan have long been. And then it will be too late for regrets and protests.

If we don’t mobilize and get the AU presidents to kill Gadafi’s USofAfrica in July, then, just as 1955 was the accursed year when the Black Sudanese were handed over to Arab colonialism by the British, the year 2007 will be the accursed year when Black Africa stupidly handed itself over to Arab colonialism!!

So you can understand the urgency of the matter, and why we must do everything we can, between now and July, to kill this enemy project. We all need to shift focus to this task of the immediate future, if we are to have any future at all.

We have formed a Committee Against Arab Colonialism in Black Africa (CAACBA) which is mobilizing black Africans everywhere for two tasks:

{mosgoogle}(A)      To defeat Gadafi’s USofAfrica in Accra in July; and

(B)      To promote the Garveyite project of a Black African superpower by 2060.

These two mobilizations are intimately related. The best way to wean Black people from Continentalism is to give them a better project in which to invest their emotions and energies. It’s a bit like the methadone treatment for heroin addiction. Our people, for 50 years have been hooked on Continentalist Afro-Arab Pan Africanism (CAAPA). We need to substitute a Garveyite Black Power Pan Africanism (BPPA) for that Continentalist disaster. And now is our last chance to do that.

Please read and deliberate on this alert letter and the attached files.

And pass them on to every Black African that you can. As soon as we hammer out a program of action, we shall let you know, so you can play your part in this all-important fight.

Yours in struggle,

The CAACBA

Part 2 of this series focuses on: Arab Colonialism in Black Africa since 640AD :Arab enslavement of Black Africans: Present and Past

 (5) Enslavement in Sudan : Victoria Ajang’s true story (2000) 

(6) Colorism and Arab enslavement of blacks in Sudan , by Kola Boof (2002) 

(7) Mauritania -They Live in Slavery, by a Black Mauritanian scholar—(1996)

(8) The Johannesburg Declaration on Arab-led Slavery of Africans (2003) 

(9) Bornu to Egypt , diplomatic correspondence (14^th c. AD) 

10. Mauritania -The other Apartheid, by a black Mauritanian scholar –(1993)

11. The Arab quest for Lebensraum in Africa and the challenge to Pan Afrikanism, by Chinweizu—(2006)

Robot  Villager

# 1 ...Read the full article. Posted by Robot| 05.05.2007 10:11

akuluouno  Villager

# 2 I thoroughly refuse to accept this portrayal of subsaharan Africans as prostrate, weak and open to exploitation by their Arab neighbours up north. I think that most of the postulations are a bit overinflated probably for the sake of the argument but the point is very clear. In Tanzania, the Arabs were flushed out and have since been kept in their place. So why does anyone envisage Arabisation on a continental scale? The AU summit in July in Ghana cannot be dealing with such a far flung issue as a USAfrica when they have not pushed back the seven horsemen of the armageddon that have been blighting the continent since the 20th Century. While keeping the issue in view, I reserve futher comments until the last of the article is published. Posted by akuluouno| 05.05.2007 11:17

Odinaka  Villager

# 3 Let no true African be deceived into believing that Arabs have any real affinity for him. Posted by Odinaka| 05.05.2007 13:26

Naija for life  Villager

# 4 I had biden farewell to this community partly because I had seen all I needed to see about my fellow Nigerians, but mainly because priorities more important than debating people online implored my attention. Whatever hope I might have held for the viability of our country and her prospects for ensuring fairness, justice and security for all of her constituents tribes were dashed by the recent acts of brazen electoral prestigidation that passed for our presidential and gubernitorial elections. During the last five months, we witnessed the blatant violations of the very principles our country purportedly supports - fairness without regard to tribe or ethnicity. This violation came in the form of the truncation of the presidential aspirations of an eminently qualified and accomplished candidate in the person of Donald Duke, for a less accomplished candidate, simply because Donald Duke was an indigen of a tribe perceived as "minor" in the Nigerian consciousness. In consequence of this and other factors I have observed and experienced among Nigerians, I have abandoned the term ethnicity in refering to African groups and resumed the more accurate designation, "tribe". Yes, that word, which connotes primitiveness and intellectual opacity, describes the Negro African infinitely more accurately than the more elevated "ethnicity". For many Africans remain at the core, despite their acquisition of formal Western education and immersion in Western culture, deeply primal, requiring only the feeblest stimulus to awaken the streak of atavism lurking just beneath the surface. I remember retracting my use of the word "tribal" when a villager once challenged me about it. I take that back now. In my opinion, Black Africans have not attained the degree of enlightenment and community that would merit the adoption of the word "ethnicity", rather than the undesirable "tribal" in describing them. I include the preceding remarks because Black Africans are about to demonstrate on a continental scale the self hate and internecine tribal antagonism they indulge passionately in their local environments. In these times when Arab Africans are remorselessly committing genocide against Negroes in the Sudan, when Negroes are being enslaved in Mauritania, when North African Arabs betray ample evidence of their disdain for us through their refusal to condemn the Darfur crisis, and their hostility during sporting encounters, how can we contemplate the formation of an entity that would render our lands accessible to them at will? Do we realize the danger inherent in entrusting our defence to people who enslaved us in the past, continue to do so today and declare their solidarity with their brethren bent on our extermination? If the Accra summit indeed results in the creation of a United States of Africa, then we Negro Africans would effectively have announced ourselves as a people devoid of pride and dignity, a people desirous of the dominion of races perceived to be superior to us. We would be declaring to the world loudly and clearly that, contrary to our protestations against mistreatment, we covet slavery and oppression, and in fact accept this as our prefered station. If Any Negro African believes for a moment that North African Arabs would submit to the leadership of non Arabs we have another collective think coming. Negro Africans despise other Negro Africans for the most trivial slights, but will stop at nothing to laise with people who share kinship with those who would kill their fathers and rape their mothers while their women applaud as Negro women are being impregnated with Arab babies. If Black Africans acquiesce to this duplicitous proposition, we will effectively be making a simple statement: "We are slaves and are proud." Posted by Naija for life| 05.05.2007 13:47

oguzie j.j.  Villager

# 5 The serious question one is supposed to ask is, where there any consultation to the African people both black african and arab africans before such a proposal could even be contemplated? The workability of such theory could be seen on the Sudanese state where we have seen in practical terms the adventurous arabs on display of the true agenda. No sane african of real african/sub saharan descent will ever make the mistake to accept that there is any historical linkage with arabs. Pre historical and colonial days are there for all to see. A trip to most parts of Egypt, Morocco , Tunisia, mauritania and even cape verde will convise any doubting thomas of what the few remaining black Africans face daily in those countries. Most people uses the EU as an example while forgeting the fact that europeans has a common destiny that binds them which is the christian religion and they have shown how uneuropean it will even be accepting a an islamic country like Turkey into the union which has generated lots of hot debates whenever this turkish EU membership is discussed. Lets me not bother in going into details of the secret Islamisation agenda of these so called arabs towards africa and africans. Our children yet unborn will never forgive our leaders if they will mortgage their future into such an unworkable marriage. Africas heritage is one known for its hospitality and co-habitation which will be at a stiff conflict with the conquering nature of arabs in religion and swords. The initiators of this unity could still make it happen deligniating the arab states of Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco and Egypt and making away with the northern part of Sudan. I say this and i know this is even achivable with the EU example of geografic existence while some other ueropean countries are outside of them. Lets look into the coisderation of Mbeki who cautioned of looking at the foundation of a house before one could start talking about the roof. There are three things that unite people and in any unity one of these must be present which are Race, Language and religion. Here language and religion could be swallowed upon but how about race which the black africans have already.This North africans have always made it known that they are arabs and which truly they are so where is the unity going to come from? Another forced almagametion? No not now and never could be. Posted by oguzie j.j.| 05.05.2007 15:00

Palamedes  Villager

# 6 Yes, I am very sceptical and I will try to compress my reasons for saying that it would be easier to pass a ROPE through the eye of a needle than a USAfrica that includes the Arabs. Basil Okafor calls the Arabs, “Arabs,” but not Africans. When you take away the Arabs who do not wish to be called Africans, you are left with the Native Africans who are proud of their African heritage and wish to be known only as Africans. Why, then, refer to the Native Africans as Black-Africans? The author should first go back to basics and try to clear his confusion, which is not just semantic, but something that is at the root of our African identity--I mean Africans NOT Black-Africans. What next, Black Nigerians? I would gladly welcome a United State of Africa in the long term but without the Arabs. In the short term, I am only interested in the unification of West Africa. The idea of an African-Arab state is absurd. How many times have the Arabs tried to unify themselves to no avail? They don’t even trust one another, how can outsiders trust them? It is all one big joke! I imagine this is the brainchild of an idle mind. My advise to such person(s) is that whatever the concoction such person(s) are taking is definitely bad for the thinking faculties. For the sake of argument, If the Arabs join us, what would become of their Arab league? Would they relinquish membership and dump their Arab brothers? By the way, I think we Africans should have our own African league similar to the Arab league and then we can turn the AU to bi-annual talk shop and nothing else. Africa-Arab is trade almost non-existent; we have very different cultures (The Sudanese might be Arab culturally but their ethnicity is African and NOT Arab, contrary to claims; just look at their leaders; do they look like Arabs to you?). The Arabs love their dictators, we have democracy no matter how imperfect. Our women are liberated and free. Ask France why she is against Turkey joining the EU and you would have found some similar reasons we, i.e., Africans cannot do business with the Arabs. I do not know why I (or anyone for that matter) would be wasting time on a ridiculous idea. BONKERS, and why is the AU not spending its time on far more serious issues like the situation in Darfur. Any African head of state that goes along with the idea would be taking the biggest risk of his or her life. Posted by Palamedes| 05.05.2007 17:42

nero africanus  Villager

# 7 this is my problem with Africans a genocide is happening in darfur and instead of tackling it we are talking about united states of afri; Posted by nero africanus| 05.05.2007 19:31

Son of the Delta  Villager

# 8 This is the problem with you Nigerians! Sudan is not the only place in Africa that genocide is taking place or has taken place.In the 1960s genocide was carried out by Nigerians against some parts of the east and the Niger Delta(Biafra also commited genocide in the Niger Delta).In the early 90s there was genocide in Rwanda and those that commited the crime were black like you and me.The also shared the same faith,they were all Roman catholics. So dont turn this genocide stuff to Arab,African stuff or Muslim,Christian stuff. How Arab are the people that are even commiting these acts? In today`s Nigeria Obasanjo has commited genocide in the Niger Delta and he is neither Moslem or Arab.I tell you the truth it will be better being in the same state with some of these so-called Arabs than in the same state with some "black" Africans. Why is discrimination so rife in places like Nigeria? Can you tell who is an Igbo, Ijaw, Hausa, Yoruba e.t.c. by the colour of their skin? NO but we are worse in discrimination. Neither Africa nor West Africa can come together because this genocide and dicrimination stuff is a continent wide sickness. Of the three government oil firms that were privatized all are in Yoruba hands! Why all these injustice for Christ sake? How can we get a USAfrica when even Nigeria cannot stand as a state? If a Yoruba man is commiting genocide against Ijaws in the Niger Delta is it the Krus or the Akans he would spare? We should stop blaming the North Africans for the Dafur stuff it is our fault.Nigeria and South Africa can handle the matter if really want to. Genocide is commited when people try to control resources of others and I must say I am very afraid that some of you are also suggesting genocide against the North Africans. Posted by Son of the Delta| 06.05.2007 10:10

Nok  Villager

# 9 An irony, no doubt, that even though most African countries haven't been able to manage their internal affairs to any standards that approach the idea of efficiency and excellence, they would entertain a megacomplex structure such as a united states of Africa. Average black African thinking (as reflected in African discussion websites) does not match the future-mindedness ( or community empowerment-mindedness) of the european and the arab, and so Africans are likely to remain victims of the machinations of any of both races, who will continue to pursue their motives either by subtle stealth (Nigeria/sharia) or overt activity (Darfur). As of today, Africans really haven't woken up to the world they live in, and it will take nothing short of a miracle to get them to see themselves as equally participating members of humanity, along with other races. It is easier to sidle along other people, shifting responsibility away from ourselves, and generally doing what we do best which is ADAPTING TO THE SITUATION. We are quite out of our depth in today's world, so we just survive, which seems enough for us. No wonder we are the most complacent and happy people in the world. It seems that the further away (in time or distance) that events or situations which may have a bearing on us occur in relation to our present individual loci, the MORE INDIFFERENT WE BECOME to such matters. So while the touted purpose of a united states of Africa may be somewhat innocuous, the fact that negative unintended consequences spiralling out of our control may occur SEVERAL DECADES from now wouldn't bother many of us. It appears that for the average individual African, ALL meanings in all conceivable human universes are fulfilled as long as individual circumstances have been addressed. The nearest biblical equivalent to the African situation is the rich man in the bible who was satisfied at his earthly possessions but had neglected his soul which is his questing, wondering, adventurous, childlike, and seeking self. His problem was that he had became too content. We all know what happened to him. We are yet to see Africans allocating sufficient importance or urgency to certain international issues that concern them directly. And the question is, how do a people who revel in a false sense of security and meagre collective ambition, avail themselves of a Thinking which encourages true empowerment? Posted by Nok| 06.05.2007 10:51

Naija for life  Villager

# 10 =Son of the Delta>This is the problem with you Nigerians! Sudan is not the only place in Africa that genocide is taking place or has taken place.In the 1960s genocide was carried out by Nigerians against some parts of the east and the Niger Delta(Biafra also commited genocide in the Niger Delta).In the early 90s there was genocide in Rwanda and those that commited the crime were black like you and me.The also shared the same faith,they were all Roman catholics. So dont turn this genocide stuff to Arab,African stuff or Muslim,Christian stuff. How Arab are the people that are even commiting these acts? In today`s Nigeria Obasanjo has commited genocide in the Niger Delta and he is neither Moslem or Arab.I tell you the truth it will be better being in the same state with some of these so-called Arabs than in the same state with some "black" Africans. Why is discrimination so rife in places like Nigeria? Can you tell who is an Igbo, Ijaw, Hausa, Yoruba e.t.c. by the colour of their skin? NO but we are worse in discrimination. Neither Africa nor West Africa can come together because this genocide and dicrimination stuff is a continent wide sickness. Of the three government oil firms that were privatized all are in Yoruba hands! Why all these injustice for Christ sake? How can we get a USAfrica when even Nigeria cannot stand as a state? If a Yoruba man is commiting genocide against Ijaws in the Niger Delta is it the Krus or the Akans he would spare? We should stop blaming the North Africans for the Dafur stuff it is our fault.Nigeria and South Africa can handle the matter if really want to. Genocide is commited when people try to control resources of others and I must say I am very afraid that some of you are also suggesting genocide against the North Africans. Son of the Delta, I agree with everything you have written except your claim that anyone might be suggesting genocide against the North Africans. I am always amused whenever I hear any non Black person accuse Blacks of racism or genocide. If there is one area in which Blacks can be said to have achieved nothing, it is in the practise of victimizing other races. Black people have demonstrated supreme versatility at attacking other Blacks, but not non Black people. It is other races who have visited slavery and genocide on Black people and continue to do so, not the other way round. No, sir, you grossly exxergerate when you mistake condemnation of this proposed union, based on a history of enslavement of Blacks by Arabs, and genocide being committed by Arabs against Blacks, for a tacit call for similar genocidal onslaughts against Arabs. I also take exception to the implication in your statement that Nigeria and South Africa could quash the genocide in Darfur if they were so disposed. True, but does that excuse the genocide? Accept it or not, bodies like the European Union, the Arab league, as well as concepts like the term "Western," are defined primarily by race. Proponents, beneficiaries and supporters of these bodies might deny the racial basis for their constitution, but simply observing the criteria for inclusion in these bodies reveals race as the ulterior and preeminent criterion for inclusion. The Arab league comprise contries not located on the same continent, but defined simply by race. People in denial might tell you that the term "Western" exists to describe all those countries that subscribe to principles such as individualism, freedom of the press, democracy, intellectual edification and so on. However, a cursory look reveals the actual credential common to countries defined as Western - all are populated and controlled predominantly by Whites. The European Union would not have been formed if there were European countries with indigenous Black populations, I assure you of that. Finally, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) exists to facillitate trade between countries populated and controlled largely by Whites (U.S.A and Canada), as well as countries with majority populations considered Caucasoid (Most South American countries and Mexico). Believe me, the simple motive force for all these pacts and agreements is race. That is why NAFTA does not include the Carribean with her significant Black population. Some might counter that the poverty in many Carribean countries preclude their inclusion, but many South American countries would be just as destitute without the avuncular posture and economic gestures extended to them by the United States. I agree with you wholeheartedly that injustice reigns in the Niger Delta. In fact, I characterize what obtains in the Niger as simply evil, an apartheid policy directed against the Indigens of the Delta by non Indigens controlling the resources whose utilization should be determined by Indigens of the Niger Delta. Yes, Nigerians, all of them Black like the indigens of Odi and Zaki Biam, murdered their fellow countrymen in those locations. These issues you raised underscore why we should endeavour to right our own beleagured ship, rather than subscribing to this Union that will give people who harbor no affection for us, unrestricted access to our country. We already have enough of those. Son of the Delta, I know you are angry about the situation in the Niger Delta. So am I. But this proposed Union is undesirable. Wars and strife are not unique to Africa. The Europeans that currently enjoy boundless progress and stability killed themselves in the millions during World Wars one and two. No reason Africa can't do the same. Nok makes a profound point with his contention that "Average black African thinking (as reflected in African discussion websites) does not match the future-mindedness ( or community empowerment-mindedness) of the european and the arab". African discussion websites do not despair for intelligent thinkers. Our greatest problem lies in our inability to perceive a greater relationship to the African living in close proximity to us, and with whom we share most things in common, save for the insignificant fact of language. The success of Europe, and indeed all of the West, is largely attributable to their ability to perceive just such a relationship. Posted by Naija for life| 06.05.2007 12:13

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