1. 02-07-2007 13:13

Gaddafi is crazy. Why will Africans join with Arabs in living in Africa who are supported by Arabs out side of Africa then making them majority within Africa. In case of a united Africa, there will be large flows of migration from Asia and these outsiders will over power us eventually making real Africans the minorities in their homeland. 
Before oil was discovered the Arabs used Africa as a bread basket then after the discovery of oil the migration came to a halt. Now we are witnessing less and less oil demand the migration will resume on a large scale. Mr. Gaddifi's job is to be remembered in history for making it possible for the second migration of his Arab people which is not in African's interest. 
What are our people are doing to prepare us for this future catastrophe of the Arabs.

2. 02-07-2007 16:57

YOU GOT IT SAM

SAM, 
MANN ...YOU TRYING HATING SOME POINTS BROTHER.JUST IT ISN'T ENOUGH.IF YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH FEW LIBERIANS OR THE LIBERIAN CHAIRMAN IN LIBYA,YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ENOUGH INFORMATION ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO FEW LIBERIANS IN SOME OF THE EVENTS YOU MENTIONED.EVEN REFUGEES ARE NOT RESPECTED IN HIS HOME AND ALOT OF LIBERIANS HAVE FACED THE WORSE OF ILL TREATMENT THERE.THREE LIBERIANS WERE ARRESTED AT THE UNHCR COMPUND BY SECURITY FORCES AND BEATEN IN 2004.

3. 02-07-2007 17:05

few liberian

Sam, 
you did your best for this piece.few liberians have suffered a lot in his home.one smart liberian there is the current liberian chairman who is an author like you.his article is sometimes published on this website.He has a lot of information in store but i don't know why he isn't writting about what they are going through.perhaps security reasons.

4. 03-07-2007 10:27

OAU. Objectives.

Let us not lose track of what the founding fathers Objestives were. Gaddafi may be crazy. His nagative road in Africa, and his Abrabs bothers should not be a reason to killed the dreams of the founding fathers. 
The UK system of "divide and rule" worked well throughout the world. It worked so well in Africa, that it turned Africa into a Farm for the western world. 
Today we see China coming to the party. In my view, taking everything into consideration, 
United States of Africa will be a way to go for the continent. Is not an easy task, but it can be done. If few countries can commit, our countries will join. Or Every current African President is reduce to Governor, and a central Government is set up to intergrate, Military, economy, constitutions, and resources distribution. 
 
 
 
The Objectives of the AU 
 
To achieve greater unity and solidarity between the African countries and the peoples of Africa;  
To defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of its Member States;  
To accelerate the political and socio-economic integration of the continent;  
To promote and defend African common positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples;  
To encourage international cooperation, taking due account of the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;  
To promote peace, security, and stability on the continent;  
To promote democratic principles and institutions, popular participation and good governance;  
To promote and protect human and peoples' rights in accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and other relevant human rights instruments;  
To establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations;  
To promote sustainable development at the economic, social and cultural levels as well as the integration of African economies;  
To promote co-operation in all fields of human activity to raise the living standards of African peoples;  
To coordinate and harmonize the policies between the existing and future Regional Economic Communities for the gradual attainment of the objectives of the Union;  
To advance the development of the continent by promoting research in all fields, in particular in science and technology;  
To work with relevant international partners in the eradication of preventable diseases and the promotion of good health on the continent. 
 
Today, 25 May 2003, the continent again marks the birth of the OAU. South Africa, itself a product of the struggle for freedom and unity, and the current Chair of the African Union, joins hands with the rest of the continent to salute and honour some of the distinguished leaders of the continental struggle such as Kwame Nkrumah, Gamel Abdel Nasser, Haille Selassie, Mmandi Azikiwe, Sekou Toure, Modibo Keita, Kenneth Kaunda, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, Augostino Neto, Samora Machel, Amilcar Cabral, Albert Luthuli, Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Nelson Mandela 
William V. S. Tubman of Liberia, 
and many others.

5. 03-07-2007 11:41

The Creation of the OAU

In May 1963, thirty-two independent African States, who had genuine hopes and visions for the continent of Africa, came together in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to create the Organization of African Unity (OAU). I had the privilege of hearing a detailed account of the staging of the 1963 Addis Ababa Summit Conference, and the reason as to why the Ethiopian capital became the site of the OAU headquarters, from a man who was once described by the international media as being closer than any other to the staging of the creation of the OAU. The man was none other than my father, the late Ketema Yifru, who was the Ethiopian Foreign Minister (1961-1971) at the time. Ketema Yifru was also recognized by the media as having played a prominent role in the creation of Africa's regional organization. 
 
President Kwame Nkrumah 
 
In order to strengthen the continent of Africa and to make it less vulnerable to outside influence, President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana strongly believed that the continent should be united. Thus, in the late 1950s, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah started a movement, which stressed the immediate unity of the African continent.  
 
When Dr. Kwame Nkrumah introduced the concept of African Unity to the continent, a division, which was based on the implementation of this new concept, was created at the onset. On one hand there were those countries which believed in the immediate unity of Africa. These countries were originally Ghana, Guinea, and Mali. Later on Egypt, the Transitional Government of Algeria, and Morocco, joined the Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union to form the Casablanca Group. On the other hand, the twenty-four member Monrovia Group, otherwise known as the Conservatives, which included Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Togo, and many others believed in a much more gradual approach to the question of African Unity. Many believed that the rift between the two groups would become permanent and thus ending the hopes and dreams of African Unity.  
 
Presidents Modibo Kieta of Mali, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, and Seku Toure of Guinea (1960) 
 
Yet, in May 1963, these two opposing groups were able to come together to form the Organization of African Unity. Many had speculated as to how such opposing groups would merge to form the OAU. Some have suggested that all the independent states that came together in Addis Ababa, did so because of the great respect they had for Emperor Haile Selassie. Others have managed to feed the public, through various mediums, with similar unfounded stories as to how the OAU was formed. Even those who have genuine interest in telling the story have not been successful in their endeavors, because it is impossible to tell the story of the creation of the OAU with just a paragraph or two. 
 
Ethiopia And The Two Opposing Groups 
 
The story begins in the early 1960s, when most of the independent African states had pledged an allegiance to either the Monrovia or the Casablanca Group. According to the then young Foreign Minister, Ato Ketema Yifru, his office received invitations from the two groups in January 1962. 
 
http://www.oau-creation.com/creation_of_the_oau_2.htm 
 
For more Details. 
United states of Africa (U.S.AF} Benefits. 
1. Arms could be concertrated. 
2. No more need to overtrow. 
3. Military moneies, will be use for food production 
4. Factories, for stronger economy and health care. 
5. Poverty reduction and Education. 
6. free movement of the continent's People. 
These are just few of the benefits of a United State of Africa

6. 03-07-2007 15:47

ZIPPER MOUTH STOP POINTING FINGERS

MR. ZIPPER MOUTH, 
 
I THINK YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT IN THIS ARTICLE BY BROTHER SAM.THE BROTHER SIMPLY WROTE ON THE LIBYAN STRONG MAN PRESENTATION AT THE AU SUMMIT IN GHANA.HE DID MENTIONED ABOUT UNFAIR TREAMENT AGAINST NIGERIAN AND GHANIAN CITIZENS HERE(LIBYA)WHICH LED TO THE DEATH OF MANY AND THOSE POINTS WERE ENOUGH FOR THE PIECE HE WROTE IN BACKING HIS IDEA. 
IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW SOME OF THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE COMMITTED AGAINST LIBERIANS AND OTHER NATIONALITIES HERE AS YOU SAY OTHER LIBERIANS AND ME,THE CHAIRMAN ,COULD BE SOURCE OF INFORMATION, YOU MAY AS WELL GO AHEAD AND WRITE ON THEM.INSTEAD OF CREATING A SITUATION THAT WILL CAUSE ME A LOT OF RISK OUT HERE. 
I BEG YOUR PARDON.COUNT ME OUT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN AROUND HERE(LIBYA) FOR SOME TIMES AS YOU RIGHTLY PUT IT BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,I'M NOT IN THE MOOD TO JARPARDIZE MY LOW INCOME JOB HERE BY BEING HUNTED BY SECURITIES.YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE MY RESPONSIBITIES BACK IN LIBERIA.MAYBE,WHEN SOME OF THE FOREIGN AFRICAN MISSIONS HERE STOP BEING PUPPET AND BEGIN TO STAND UP FOR THEIR PEOPLE HERE,AND,WHEN THE HEADS OF THE UNION OF AFRICAN COMMUNITIES HERE STOP BEING INFORMERS TO SECURITIES HERE FOR LITTLE OF NOTHING,THOSE WHO KNOWS,WOULD SPEAK OUT OR WRITE. 
YOU DON'T KNOW THIS PLACE SO STOP POINTING FINGERS THAT MIGHT CAUSE DEATH OR ABDUCTION OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO FAMILIES ARE COUNTING ON THEM FOR AT LEAST #100 A MONTH. 
AGAIN,I'M REMENDING YOU BY SAYING,WRITE WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW OF THIS PLACE AND STOP POINTING FINGERS TO WHO KNOWS WHAT. 
ONE LAST THING,WHEN SAM WROTE HIS ARTICLES ON LIBERIAN REFUGEE IN DAKAR AND THAT OF GHANA,WHERE DID HE WROTE FROM? I REST MY PEN. 
 
MR.JOSEPH SUCCESS POKPE

7. 03-07-2007 19:20

Mr. Po-Kpe's question

Po-Kpe asked; ONE LAST THING,WHEN SAM WROTE HIS ARTICLES ON LIBERIAN REFUGEE IN DAKAR AND THAT OF GHANA,WHERE DID HE WRITE FROM? 
Well, I am presently in the U.S.working on my first degree. Prior to my migration to the U.S., I resided as a refugee in Ghana for five years. During my refugee education in Ghana, I wittness lots of activities by these so-called African leaders. 
 
Read the below 
According to the 1951 Geneva refugee convention, UNHCR core mandate is to insure the international protection of refugees. This convention promotes the basic human rights of refugees. UNHCR acts as an international watchdog over refugee issues. The 1951 convention relating to the status of refugees is also the key legal document in defining who is a refugee, their rights and legal obligations and the obligations of states.  
In august of 1993, Ghana enacted a refugee law which states that the Government of Ghana is not to refuse entry of refugees. In the same document, the Government also agreed not to dehumanized individual (s) or group of people because of their status. In contradiction of the above, the Government of Ghana on May 13, 1996, refused entry of a leaking Nigerian vessel “M/V Bulk challenge” carrying hundreds of fleeing Liberian refugees. The Ghana navy opened sporadic gun fire on armless refugees and attempted several times to force the vessel to return to Liberia. The Vessel captain “a Nigerian national”, refused to return to Liberia on grounds that his life and that of hundreds of armless refugees would be in danger. The captain forced his way “under sporadic shooting” to international waters (some 200 nautical miles) from the port of Takoradi in the western region of Ghana and headed to Lome, Togo. After days of negotiations by the then OAU, UNHCR and other world body” Ghana’s deputy foreign minister “Mohammed Ibn Chambas” continued to defend his government’s actions and refusal to accept the vessel. Few hours later, The United Nations announced a huge sum of money (I did not quite remember the exact amount) to be given to any country that would accept the famous leaking Nigerian vessel “M/V Bulk challenge”. Upon this announcement, the Bulk challenge was chased by the Ghana Navy and forced to return to the Port of Takoradi. I happened to be among hundreds of refugees “aboard the Bulk challenge” fleeing the outbreak of violence amongst factional leaders in Liberia on April 6, 1996. I witnessed the above actions taken by the Government of Ghana. Upon disembarking from the vessel, we were transported to an abandoned school campus in a small village called essipon (approximately twelve miles from Sekondi). The school campus was guarded by heavily armed soldiers. Few weeks after our arrival, the UNHCR “which operates as a Government agency in Ghana” made several arrest of refugees. One of the victims “Philip Sinnah” was jailed for several weeks in Takoradi without trial or charges. He was later released and sends back to the refugee camp. A week later, a group of soldiers entered the camp at about 7am and began breaking into tents (refugees’ homes). I was unmercifully beaten by one of the military men simply because I was asleep and did not run outside of the tent. I sustained a bruise on my face and had to finance my own medical treatment. I witnessed several assaults on refugees by the Ghana police on Buduburam camp in the central region of Ghana. In one of the cases, one Jonathan K Weedor (who’s presently the youngest commissioner on the elections) was a victim. On March 19, 2001, I was resettled in the United States leaving my colleagues in the struggle. Recently, I paid a family visit to Ghana and decided to conduct some covert investigations on refugee cases that were reported to me by some friends. During my covert investigations, I caught several cases that ran me into tears. In one of the cases, I was made to understand that one of the refuges (whose name was not mentioned to me) died in the winneba prison without trial. Reliable information from my covert investigations shows that following rapid deterioration in his mental state, “the regional high court of the central region had a hearing in Awutu tribunal on Friday 13th day of September 2002 before his worship Mr. J.E. Wilson as chairman and Mr. H.K Zatey, and Mr. S.K.R Tetteh as members” upon an application filed on behalf of the inmate by one family lawyer by the name of Lisa Quarshie, order that he “the inmate” be sent to the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital to be medical examined was denied. Up to his death, nothing was done by the UNHCR to secure his release. Another refugee prisoner I met in the Winneba prisons had suffered what I described as “chronic psychological problem” because of his continual stay in prison without trial. When I spoke to him, all he told me was “I don’t know while am here. I’ve been here for more than two years now and no one seems to be doing anything about my condition”. He ran into tears while he concluded his statement. I managed to act like a man but his voice sounded like a million pounds on my head. I stood for a minute and ran into tears too. The last two prisoners I met in The Winneba prisons were Jasper Thomas and Sumo Gbelawoe. They both were arrested on August 9, 2002 for allegedly robbing Kenneth Roberts, Emma Kelle, Morris Rovers, Samilia Norman and Stewart Briggs of their assorted personal effects without any cause. Sumo told me he was arrested from the Buduburam camp at about 6am. He said he had come outside to urinate by the house. in the process of urinating, police ran to him and had him handcuff “simply because he was wearing a new T-shirt” and was transported to the Kasoa prison (some ten miles form Buduburam camp). Few days later, he was transferred to the Winneba prisons where he has since been. A family friend of Sumo “William Tokpa” contacted a lawyer to pursue the case but all efforts to get Sumo out went into vain. Sumo was still sitting in limbo waiting for God’s appointed date to be release. Before I left him, his last statement to me was “brother, you and God are my only hopes now” he balanced his hands under his chain in tears and looked at me walk out of the building. All that I took with me from my family visit was memories of painful occurrences. Upon my return to the States, I personally wrote the UNHCR head offices in Geneva, Switzerland and fax a copy to Amnesty International. My letters were accompanied by copies of communications between Sumo’s lawyer and the Government of Ghana. I am appealing to the incoming Government of Liberia to please secure the release of the refugees and arranged their repatriation. Whilst it’s true that some Liberians are involved in dubious activities that have caused their imprisonment, others became victims because of their colleague’s ugly behaviors. I am presently in possession of copies of some documents that I obtained during my covert investigations and will be glad to release them to the appropriate authorities for further investigations.

http://www.szinnah.blogspot.com