By, Jan Masila,
USA
Africa has lagged behind in development and democratic practices due to systematic practice of supression employed over the years by selfish leaders who contiue to surpress their subjects.
USA
Africa has lagged behind in development and democratic practices due to systematic practice of supression employed over the years by selfish leaders who contiue to surpress their subjects.
The situation in Zimbabwe calls for action and the international community can not ignore the weight President Robert Mugabe is placing on the innocent people of Zimbabwe who overwhelmingly rejected him in a general election he rigged with impunity.
To tame this kind of reckless power grab, Africans at the grassroot level need to be empowered with knowledge that they can reject their leaders and nomatter the sacrifice, follow their vote with action like demonstrations and protests.
The United Nation should spearhead efforts to establish networks in Africa, fund them and make them functional on the ground to accomplish this mission. People in cities are usually enlightened so such efforts should be concentrated in the villages where the Government dishes handouts to buy loyalty from the local people hence continuing the illegal hold on power.
I am looking for ideas on how we can make concerted efforts to mull support across the continent for ways through which this can be achieved as we cant just ignore the plight of the African people.
