Unity In Traditional Africa
African Unity & Democracy in the infancy stage
Unity & Democracy is not alien to Africa. Many African Kingdoms established unity governments and practiced the type of democracy suitable
to their ethnic condition. Unity & Democracy in Traditional Africa cultivated trust and ethnic patriotism. As a result, the trust of the people
and the trust of the component States of the African Kingdom in the leadership of the kingdom never waned attesting to the wisdom of
African Ancestors that autonomy in exchange of political allegiance to the political center builds internal political and economic strength
against external aggression as well as maintains internal stability and progress. Whether unity was achieved by conquest or by consent in
Traditional Africa, the result was stability, security and prosperity of the kingdom and the component States, which was quite unlike European
imperialism in Africa. To remind this and future generation of Africans of the imperative of solid African Unity, UAO has published here the
result of unity & democracy in Traditional Africa.
Below, in alphabetical order, are some examples of how unity was achieved in Traditional Africa
African Unity & Democracy in the infancy stage
Unity & Democracy is not alien to Africa. Many African Kingdoms established unity governments and practiced the type of democracy suitable
to their ethnic condition. Unity & Democracy in Traditional Africa cultivated trust and ethnic patriotism. As a result, the trust of the people
and the trust of the component States of the African Kingdom in the leadership of the kingdom never waned attesting to the wisdom of
African Ancestors that autonomy in exchange of political allegiance to the political center builds internal political and economic strength
against external aggression as well as maintains internal stability and progress. Whether unity was achieved by conquest or by consent in
Traditional Africa, the result was stability, security and prosperity of the kingdom and the component States, which was quite unlike European
imperialism in Africa. To remind this and future generation of Africans of the imperative of solid African Unity, UAO has published here the
result of unity & democracy in Traditional Africa.
Below, in alphabetical order, are some examples of how unity was achieved in Traditional Africa
| The Unity of Asante ....... a lesson to Modern Africa The Asantehene Centuries ago, in the 1600, several States of the Asante Ethnic Group in present day African States of Ghana in West Africa united to form a kingdom and recognized one chief as the King, the first among equals. The kingdom became strong, powerful and prosperous. The Asante Kingdom, undoubtedly, was a successful united Ethnic Group of Traditional Africa. African history tells us that there were about 38 small Asante States until they were united into only one nation to form the Asante Kingdom. Upon the advise of Okomfo Anokye, a master political tactician, the chiefs of these small states agreed to surrender some of their political sovereignty and chose one of the chiefs - King Osei Tutu, the Chief of Kumasi, to be the political leader (The Asantehene) of the Asante Ethnic Group. The United Asante States grew to become a powerful kingdom. The kingdom became strong and overcame its enemies and controlled most of the trade in gold. The rulers of these small states served on the king's advisory council, and retained considerable autonomy. The decentralized political structure of the Asante Ethnic Group enable the Social Group to create ethnic harmony, which resulted in the creation of a strong ethic unity that enable the Asante People to become strong politically and economically. The unity & democracy of the Asante Kingdom still persist. The Lesson The Unity of Asante indicates that there comes a time in the history of a geopolitical group when the imperative of unity of the group becomes apparent. The history of the Asante People advises Modern Africa to learn from Traditional Africa, and unite. The nature of the political conditions that compelled Traditional Africa, such as the Asante People, to unite to confront external political forces of the time is the same today. Modern Africa must learn from Traditional Africa, from the Asante People, and embrace the politics of African Unity, which is the politics of creating and maintaining a strong United Africa. The Asante Kingdom has demonstrated that Unity is Power. The Unity of Benin ....... a lesson to Modern Africa The Oba of Benin The Kingdom of Benin arose in 12th century in the forest regions of the present day Nigeria in West Africa. The kingdom was established by the Edo People and like many African Ethnic Groups it originally consisted of loose conglomeration of villages headed by village elders. The most powerful community group of villages established the Ogiso Dynasty and brought a cluster of 31 villages communities together to form a political union under the dynasty. The tyranny of the Ogiso dynasty created dissatisfaction among the Edo People and led to the creation of a new dynasty under Eweka I, the first Oba of Benin, the grandson of a fugitive Ogiso Prince. Although the Oba was considered a divine king, he ruled the kingdom with the assistance of a council of chiefs that welded a great deal of power. In early stages of the kingdom's emergence governmental power rested with the council of chiefs, the Uzama, with the Oba at its head. In the late 13th century the balance of power moved firmly into the hands of the Oba and by the 15th century under Oba Ewuare, the Oba had become the paramount authority in the kingdom. To consolidate the Oba's power Oba Ewuare instituted hereditary succession and diluted the power of the Uzama by creating more categories of chiefs - the "palace chiefs" and "town chiefs" thus creating a political counterweight to the Uzama. During the reign of Oba Ewuare, the Great, the political reforms he introduced, transformed the character of the kingdom of Benin. Eware established four central political institutions to constitute the state council. These were the institutions of the Oba, the Uzama, the Palace Chiefs and the Town Chiefs. The Town Chiefs constituted the civil authority while the Palace Chiefs constituted the palace bureaucracy. The Uzama were the elders of the state while the Oba was the king. The Oba was the pivot of the economic, social and political organisation of the kingdom, who balanced the competition for position, power and prestige. In fact, the institution of monarchy in the kingdom of Benin was a factor for political stability since the Oba was neither an absolute monarch or tyrant. The Oba, unlike the Ogiso, was a constitutional king who actively engaged in competition for power among his chiefs since the Uzama held their titles by hereditary rights and not by the privilege of the Oba. Moreover, most of the other titles, once created by the Oba and made hereditary, were no longer within the power of the Oba to introduce new men of wealth and influence into those positions. Eware's constitutional reforms strengthened the Oba against the Uzama and the Palace chiefs. In addition to formalizing the political structure of the kingdom, Oba Ewuare is credited for turning Benin City, the capital of the kingdom, into a military fortress protected by moats and defensive walls. With unity and stability of the kingdom firmly established, Ewuare vastly increased the territory under the control of Benin. As the Benin kingdom expanded its territory, it disseminated its courtly traditions among the ethnically diverse peoples who were incorporated into its political structure. Benin was at its greatest before any contact with Europe. Benin grew increasingly rich during the 16th and 17th centuries on trade with Europe, and the interior. The Obas established a royal monopoly over trade in pepper and ivory with Europeans. Benin also became an important exporter of cloth. Between the 15th and 16th centuries, the Edo kingdom of Benin became the largest of the political systems of Guinea. The kingdom reached its maximum size and artistic splendor in the 15th and 16th century. The Benin Kingdom at its zenith stretched from Lagos in the west, along the coast of Nigeria to the River Niger in the east an area that equates to about a fifth of Nigeria's current geographic area. The empire flourished until 1897, when the British conquered and destroyed Benin City. The Lesson The Kingdom of Benin provides a lesson about the importance of political balance of power to unity and stability, the essential pre-requiste to the attainment of regional or global political power. It also attest that a proper governance system enables a geopolitical group acquire economic prosperity and international prestige. The social groups or communities that were compelled to come together and submit to a governing authority gained the military and economic benefits of centralisation. The Kingdom of Benin tells us that the power of unity lies in the sum total of the capabilities that can be commandeered by the central authority to transform weak and powerless small states into a powerful and respected geopolitical entity. Like the Edo People, the African People will definitely acquire enormous power, stability and prosperity when the small, weak and powerless African States come together to form United Africa and institute effective balance of power between Modern African States and Traditional African States, which are the centers of power in Africa. Unity is Power. Traditional Africa has demonstrated it. Modern Africa must emulate it. Africa must unite now ! The Unity of Buganda ........ a lesson to Modern Africa The Kabaka of Buganda Before 1600s, the Baganda People consisted of a group of clans and they were not united as a single political entity. Despite facing the same challenges of the time, which was political and economic domination by other Ethnic Groups, the Clans of Buganda were not united. They were loosely autonomous. The clan leaders (Abataka) ruled over their respective clans and all clans were equal. From time to time, the leader of one clan might be militarily stronger than the others and established hegemony over the other clans for a time resulting in inter-clan skirmishes that weakened the political might of the Baganda People. Like Africa today, Buganda was politically weak then as there was no generally accepted overall leader . Buganda was subsequently united by Kato Kintu. After defeating the most powerful Baganda clan leader of the time, Kato Kintu united all the Clans of Buganda and established a dynasty. At a general conclave of the clans and clan elders, Kintu wisely decided to share his authority with the other clan leaders and as result of the power sharing he became acceptable to all the clans as the King of Buganda. This meeting was of great historic significance for it was at this meeting that Buganda's form of governance, and the relationship between the clans and the King was formally agreed upon. Although it was unwritten, this constituted an understanding between the king and the clans. In essence it created Buganda's Constitution. In organizing the kingdom, Kintu conceded to the clan leaders authority over their respective clans in matters of culture. Kintu then became arbiter between the clans in case of disputes, thus cementing his role as Ssaabataka, head of all the clans. When Buganda's system of governance was agreed upon following Kintu's ascent to the throne, roles and responsibilities were assigned according to clans. Although the clan leaders conceded sovereignty to the king, they retained their role as leaders of the clans. They had authority to mediate disputes within their clans. They would also nominated candidates to the king for appointment to various offices of state. The ease with which Kintu was accepted by all the clan elders, and the elaborate power sharing arrangement that was established after his accession to the throne created a trusting constitutional relationship between the King of Buganda and the political entities of Buganda. The unity of the Baganda People and the constitutional understanding created peace and stability among the Baganda People, which enabled the kingdom to grow rapidly in power in the eighteenth and nineteenth century thus becoming the dominant state in the region. The Kingdom of Buganda became so powerful, it was able to support a relatively dense population and became a major regional power by the mid-nineteenth century. The Lesson The Unity of Buganda is worth emulation by Modern Africa. The Unity of Buganda, just like other types of unity in Traditional Africa, indicates that autonomy in exchange of loyalty is the recipe for unity, stability, and prosperity. The lesson from Traditional Africa to Modern Africa is that meaningful sharing of political power among socio- geopolitical jurisdictions leads to greatness. Modern Africa must emulate the Unity of Buganda. The Unity of Dahomey ...... a lesson to Modern Africa The King of Dahomey The kingdom of Dahomey was founded by Do-Aklin. Around 1600, Do-Aklin went north of Allada on the coast of Benin in West Africa and founded Abomey, which became the political center of Dahomey. Abomey organized into a strongly centralized kingdom through conquest of neighbouring Ethnic Groups of the south and expansion into the north of Abomey. With the strength of the composite States, Dahomey prospered and acquired new provinces reaching the high point of regional power by 1860. The kingdom established an effective and extensive administrative hierarchy that was responsible for collecting taxes with the queen and the king at the pinnacle of the political structure. The king governed through a centralized bureaucracy staffed by commoners who could not threaten his authority. Conquered territories were assimilated through intermarriage and uniform laws. To maintain political stability and prevent palace intrigues, no other family members were allowed to hold political office. Instead, various political offices were assigned to ministers who represented the king throughout the state and in international matters involving Europeans. Successive kings refined the bureaucracy and the resultant stability of the system of government enabled the kingdom to become strong and prosperous. The Lesson The kingdom of Dahomey was a form of absolute monarchy unique in Africa. The king was the unchallenged pinnacle of a rigidly stratified political structure. The lesson to Modern Africa is not how the kingdom was constituted and governed. The lesson is the result of unity, the result of groups coming together or brought together as a political entity and recognizing one person as the leader of the group. UAO is not advocating Unity by Conquest nor is it advocating concentration of power in one group or in one person. UAO is advocating Unity by Consent of the diversified groups in Modern Africa and the election of one President by all the groups since unity of groups in Traditional Africa and in the world have resulted in the creation of powerful and prosperous regional or global geopolitical entities. UAO believes that if unity by conquest and governance by uniform dictatorial laws of a traditional African kingdom resulted in the attainment of regional power, voluntary unity and governance by democratic laws of modern African States will result in the attainment of global power. Indubitably, Unity is Power. The Unity of Kuba ...... a lesson to Modern Africa The Nyimi of Kuba The Kuba People of the Democratic Republic of the Congo live in the fertile lands of equatorial Africa between the Kasai and Sankuru Rivers. Around 1625, a dynamic leader named Shyaam a-Mbul a Ngoong-Shyaam "the Great" migrated into Kuba country from the west and unseated a rival ruler. Shyaam unified the area's chiefdoms under his leadership and established a new kingdom and participatory governance. The kingdom he established, comprised of numerous smaller ethnic groups, including the Bushoong, Ngeende, Kel, Pyaang, Bulaang, Bieeng, Ilebo, Idiing, Kaam, Ngoombe Kayuweeng, Shoowa, Bokila, Maluk, and Ngongo. The Kuba Kingdom created by Shyaam practiced parliamentary political system. Each of the ethnic groups has a representative in residence at the King's court and the government was organized around a merit-based title system that dispersed power and promoted loyalty among the aristocracy. Even though there is a King, representative government is the acceptable means of governance in Traditional Kuba Kingdom. The political system is a complex hierarchy with the King at the top together with a council, composed of representatives from certain kin groups and trade guilds. Under the King and the council there are administrative heads on different levels down to village level. The chiefs have some power over the use of the land, but all political decisions are made by the Bushoong court, which is the court of the King of Kuba. Shyaam was followed by twenty one rulers who have kept the kingdom intact for over 400 years. Throughout the remainder of the 17th century, Shyaam¹s successors increased the size of their realm. They maintained a government which balanced power among the royal family, aristocrats and the bureaucrats who collected taxes and presided over courts. As a result of the balance of power, the kingdom of Kuba maintained a politically and socially complex multi-ethnic group of 18 distinct sub-groups, each having a history and identity of its own. These groups have been an organized kingdom since the 17th century but have lived in South Central Democratic Republic of the Congo much longer. The Lesson The Unity of the Kuba People is explained by participatory governance even though it is dominated by the Bushong group, which has the largest population of the 18 sub-groups. Power sharing and meaningful participatory governance created unity and political stability that enabled efficient use of natural resources to produce the wealth that facilitated the remarkable artistic invention of the Kuba People. The Unity of the Kuba Kingdom, a traditional African Unity of distinctive Ethnic Groups that have endured for more than 400 years , is worth emulation by Modern Africa. The Kingdom of Kuba has demonstrated that Power-Sharing is essential to unity and stability. Modern Africa must embrace the politics of Power-Sharing. The Unity of Luba .... a lesson to Modern Africa The Mulopwe of Luba The Luba People inhabits the region of Shaba, in the southeastern area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the seventeenth century, before Luba was united, the people were governed by a tyrannical ruler. Subsequently, this ruler was displaced by his nephew - Kalala llunga through the guidance of a powerful diviner. Kalala created a dynasty, formed a kingdom encompassing a number of more or less autonomous chiefdoms under the authority of the mulopwe or sacred king and implemented a new political system of sacred kingship. Kalala llunga, became the first true mulopwe - the King of the Luba Kingdom. He is the king credited with uniting the Luba People, a number of ethnically related people, under one paramount chief. The King of Luba enforced his power through the control of subordinate regional leaders who normally inherited their status based on their positions within various clans thus ensuring adhering to the concept of participatory governance. In addition, numerous institutions were created to counterbalance the absolute power of the king thus adhering to the concept of balance of power. The best known of these institutions is the Bambudye society, whose members are responsible for remembering the history of the kingdom and whose interpretations of history could often influence the actions of active rulers. After the kingdom was established the Luba People overcome the natural obstacles to progress in their territory and became prosperous. They overcame the marshy environment of the Upemba depression, the source of the Zaire River. It is believed that the need for a united front against the obstacles of the territory compelled the Luba People to accept unity under one leadership. The formation of the kingdom enabled the Luba People to develop forms of large-scale cooperation and maintain a secure and productive lifestyle. In the Upemba environment of lakes, marshes and river channels, the Luba People needed dikes to protect homes against seasonal flooding, drainage channels, and dams to retain Lake Waters for dry-season fishing. The need for large-scale cooperation in public works projects led the people of Luba to accept political unity under the leadership of the Mulopwe. After conquering their natural environment the Luba Kingdom expanded eastward between 1780 and 1810, north and southeast by 1840 and then to the northwest and northeast from 1840 to 1870. By 1870, the kingdom controlled a territory of about 200,000 square kilometres. Client states were incorporated into the Luba Empire either through warfare or strategic alliances and they acquired the political systems and courtly traditions of their overlords. As a result the legacy of the great Luba Empire is still recognizable in the region today, where local customs and art styles often reflect a strong Luba influence. The Lesson The Unity of Luba is a vivid attestation of the enormity of the strength of political unification. The lesson is not so much about the strength that conquered their enemies. The Unity of Luba is more about the strength that conquered natural obstacles and enabled a geopolitical group to progress and expand. It a clear evidence that unity overcomes almost every thing including environmental limitations to progress. The political strength acquired by the Luba Kingdom is due mainly to the integration of a number of groups under one recognized leader, the Mulopwe - the King of the Luba Kingdom. Unity created peace and stability among the integrated Ethnic Groups forming the kingdom, enable them to conquer the obstacles of their natural environment and expand their territory. The Unity of the Luba Kingdom is worth emulation by Modern Africa because Unity is Strength. Modern Africa must unite. The Unity of Mossi ....... a lesson to Modern Africa Moro Naba - The Emperor of Mossi The Mossi Kingdom was created in the Volta River Basin in Burkina Faso in the Sahelian parts of West Africa, an area that was characterized by warfare and conquest. To become the conquerors instead of the conquered and to withstand the incessant external aggressions that threatened their social identity, the provinces of the Mossi society organized into a centralized state under a one paramount chief. The state building resulted in the establishment of the most powerful indigenous kingdom in the Sahelian Volta Basin with its headquarters in Ouagadougou. Both the political-administrative and religious powers were vested in the paramount chief of Mossi - The Moro Naba, the Great Lord of Ouagadougou, an emperor who enjoyed the status of a divine king. The centralized kingdom was organized into a hierarchical political structure. At the apex of the political hierarchy is the Emperor - Moro Naba. Under the Emperor were chiefs of the various Mossi provinces. Each chief ruled over each of the provinces of Mossi country, pay homage to the emperor and presides over a political hierarchy of local officials who are responsible for raising armies, levying taxes, etc. The re-organization of the Mossi States under the paramount chief created a united, powerful and prosperous kingdom and provided the Mossi States not only the political strength to ward off external aggression but also conquering power to expand their territory. With the creation of a kingdom around 1500 A.D., the Mossi People were able to conquer several less powerful peoples and integrated them into the Mossi Kingdom. As a result of the strength of unity , the Mossi became a major political and military force in the bend of the Niger River between 1500 and 1900 and were effective in resisting the aggression of Muslim Fulani armies matching across the Sudan area of West Africa. The kingdom also managed to resist attempts at conquest by the Ashanti empire to the South and the Songhai and Moroccan empires to the North. The Lesson At a time in history when a socio-political group becomes the conquered if they are not the conquerors, the Mossi States quickly realized that it was politically and socially expedient to re-organized into a kingdom under one political authority in order to acquire the capability to overcome external threats. The resultant unity enabled the Mossi States become the conquerors and instead of the conquered. Unity enabled the Mossi Kingdom to repulse powerful invading forces . Unity enabled the Mossi Kingdom attain regional power. Unquestionably, each of the Mossi provinces would not have been able to withstand the power of the external forces at the time. Likewise, each of the modern African State today cannot withstand the power of the external political and economic forces of today. Hence the urgent need to unite all African States to form one global geopolitical entity under one elected President. Unity is Strength. Unity is Power. Traditional Africa has demonstrated it. Modern Africa must learn from it. The Unity of Zulu ..... a lesson to Modern Africa King of the Zulu Kingdom The Zulus of South Africa are part of The Nguni Ethnic Group. Like many African Ethnic Groups, the Nguni Ethnic Group consist of sub-groups called the Clan, the extended family system of the society of Africans. Around 1700, a new clan emerged under a high-spirited young man named Zulu, a name that means Heaven. The descendants of the clan perpetuated his name - Zulu. In the 16th century the Zulu Clan migrated southward to their present location and settled in the White Umfolozi valley in South Africa. Various clans of the Nguni Ethnic Group began to form nation states. This resulted in a process of conquest and consolidation that created into 2 confederacies among of the Northern Nguni People - The Mthetwa and Ndwandwe Confederacies who were constantly vying for the supremacy of the region. There was, however, no central authority at that time resulting in instability caused by regional power wars and feuding clans. The Zulu Chiefdom was small, relatively insignificant and a subordinate under the protection of the ruler of the Mthethwa Confedracy. In 1816, Shaka Zulu ascended to the Zulu throne by force with the help of the overlord chief of the Mthethwa Confederacy. It was the emergence of the warrior King Shaka that united the amaZulu (People of Heaven), forcefully bringing together feuding farmers and cattle herders to create a powerful nation. Under King Shaka Zulu, the Zulu Kingdom replaced the two loose confederacies as the supreme regional power. The kingdom expanded through conquest and assimilation in the early 1800s, from a minor clan of 1500 people to a huge mighty nation. Shaka established a centralised military system and as a result the Zulu became the mightiest military force in southern Africa, increasing their land holdings from 100 square miles to 11,500. At the beginning of the 19th century, Shaka had created a wealthy nation and the most powerful kingdom in the whole of southern Africa. By the time of Shaka’s assassination in 1828, the Zulu kingdom had at least 250,000 people. The kingdom became formidable and expanded by conquest and incorporation thus destroying the identities and structures of the component peoples that were in place. The identity of people from many different political entities were submerged as they were moulded into one strong identity. In a period of about 10 years , King Shaka Zulu succeeded in building a large kingdom and a powerful new sense of identity - The Zulu Identity. It can be argued that Shaka Zulu would have preferred to achieve his aim - the creation of a powerful united kingdom under his leadership by voluntary loyalty and allegiance but the political situation of the time - the feuding clans and chiefdom vying for supremacy did not make unity by persuasion the appropriate means to achieve a laudable aim. Hence the resort to unity by conquest. Realizing the imperative of unity to the security and strength of a nation, Shaka may have deemed the means by which to achieve unity to be irrelevant since the result is, unmistakably, stability, power and wealth for the incorporated groups. The Lesson Although the unity of the Zulu Kingdom was by conquest and assimilation the resultant united geopolitical entity became powerful and wealthy thus attesting to the fact that when socio-political groups come together or are brought together a powerful nation emerges. The history of Africa and the world is replete with mighty regional and global political powers of nations brought together or came together to form a nation united under a central authority. Although the means by which to achieve unity, such as unity by conquest and assimilation, is unacceptable especially given today's socio-political situation of Africa, the result of unity is unquestionably power. Unity is Power. Traditional Africa has demonstrated it. Modern African must learn from it. Africa must unite now for there power in a United Africa. |
Unity in Traditional Africa
......... a lesson to Modern Africa
The kingdoms of Traditional Africa tell us that when socio-geopolitical groups are brought together or voluntarily come together
the results is stability, security and prosperity for the component groups. Traditional Africa provides lessons about unity, power-
sharing and geopolitical power. Unity in Traditional Africa clearly indicates that meaningful sharing of political power among
geopolitical and socio-political groups creates loyalty, unity, stability and prosperity for all and that a small loss of sovereignty in
exchange of political, economic and social protections is politically and socially appropriate, necessary, beneficial and wholly
suitable to the socio-political diversity of Africa. The history of African kingdoms also tells us that loose confederacies do not
create power and prosperity but instability, wars and powerlessness , which is quite descriptive of Modern Africa today. As can be
seen from the unity of Asante, Benin, Buganda, Dahomey, Kuba, Luba, Mossi, Zulu and many others, Unity in Traditional Africa
created powerful and prosperous kingdoms while loose confederacies remained weak and conquered. The kingdoms of Africa,
with the unity and strength of the composite states, became powerful and provided their people with both political and economic
security and thus won the trust and allegiance of the people. But today’s global environment does not permit such kingdoms and
individual States to be prosperous. The unity that was created within the African Kingdom, whether by conquest or by consent,
was quite unlike European imperialism in Africa as the component States benefited from political protection and economic
prosperity created by the kingdom. The kingdoms of Traditional Africa ended loose confederacies and brought together feuding
chiefdoms to create powerful and prosperous geopolitical entities that benefited the component groups of the kingdom.
Today's Africa consists of loose confederacies such as Africa Union, the Anglo-phones, the Franco-phones and various regional
groupings and it is analogous to the quarrelsome chiefdoms of Traditional Africa before unity was imposed by a spiritual or a
military power. The Chiefdoms of Africa today, which are the Modern African States that constitute the African global geopolitical
entity, are beset with internal ethnic feuds, external feuds with neighbouring States and are blatantly and subtly vying for regional
supremacy and as a result the African geopolitical situation, like the political situation of the various African kingdom before they
were brought together, is beset with instability, powerlessness, poverty and mediocrity. Africa is globally inconsequential
because of the instability and disunity caused by feuding "chiefdoms". As can be seen from the above narration of how unity was
achieved in Traditional Africa, traditional African chiefdoms found themselves in similar situation but their traditional leaders
realized quickly the imperative of socio-political unity to security and prosperity and brought various socio-political groups
together, in some cases by conquest in other cases by consent, to create powerful nations. Unity by Conquest or Unity by
Consent resulted in the creation of powerful geopolitical entities yesteryear Traditional Africa. The resultant unity and stability of
the kingdom enabled the various component groups of the kingdom to gain security and prosperity as the kingdom becomes
powerful and prosperous.
Unlike Traditional Africa centuries ago, Modern Africa does not have to be compelled by a spiritual power or a military power to
unite as there are incontrovertible compelling historical and contemporary evidence pointing to unity as essential to acquiring
power, stability and prosperity for a geopolitical entity such as the global geopolitical entity of Africa. Since African leaders today
seem to be contented with loose confederacies because none would want to share power with an elected continental federal
united African government and since there are no spiritual or military power to compel them to do so, it is the courage and
conviction of the African People that will compel African leaders to abandon loose confederacies and embrace solid unity.
Africans today greatly detest the creation of modern political dynasties, whether by spiritual or military means, and abhors all
manner of aggression, whether spiritual or military and as a result Unity by Conquest is unacceptable in Africa today. Therefore
the only choice left to the African People today is Unity by Consensus. The people of Africa must embrace Unity by Consensus
vigorously and passionately in order to compel current African leaders to lead Africans to United Africa where stability, prosperity
and global power awaits the African People. It is the courage and conviction of the African People that will compel African
Leaders of today to bring all Africans together to create one African nation - The United Africa.
UAO believes that Africa, as a global geopolitical entity, will be become peaceful, powerful and prosperous if all modern African
States and all traditional African States unite, elect one President and adhere to the democratic concept of African Democracy,
which is meaningful powerful sharing between Traditional Africa and Modern Africa in a New Africa - The United Africa. Let
modern African States and traditional African States unite, form one nation, establish power-sharing and let the African People
elect one person as the President of United Africa and Africa will undoubtedly garner the capability to provide political and
economic security to all Africans and as well as acquire the strength to become a prosperous and powerful nation of the world.
Undoubtedly, Unity in Traditional Africa attest to the political expediency of sharing political power with Traditional Africa so as to
create permanent unity, stability and prosperity in Modern Africa. Africa has lost a great deal the benefits of stability and progress
as a result of the total rejection of Traditional Africa by Modern Africa.
For maximum security and prosperity in All Africa,
Modern Africa must share power with Traditional Africa
......... a lesson to Modern Africa
The kingdoms of Traditional Africa tell us that when socio-geopolitical groups are brought together or voluntarily come together
the results is stability, security and prosperity for the component groups. Traditional Africa provides lessons about unity, power-
sharing and geopolitical power. Unity in Traditional Africa clearly indicates that meaningful sharing of political power among
geopolitical and socio-political groups creates loyalty, unity, stability and prosperity for all and that a small loss of sovereignty in
exchange of political, economic and social protections is politically and socially appropriate, necessary, beneficial and wholly
suitable to the socio-political diversity of Africa. The history of African kingdoms also tells us that loose confederacies do not
create power and prosperity but instability, wars and powerlessness , which is quite descriptive of Modern Africa today. As can be
seen from the unity of Asante, Benin, Buganda, Dahomey, Kuba, Luba, Mossi, Zulu and many others, Unity in Traditional Africa
created powerful and prosperous kingdoms while loose confederacies remained weak and conquered. The kingdoms of Africa,
with the unity and strength of the composite states, became powerful and provided their people with both political and economic
security and thus won the trust and allegiance of the people. But today’s global environment does not permit such kingdoms and
individual States to be prosperous. The unity that was created within the African Kingdom, whether by conquest or by consent,
was quite unlike European imperialism in Africa as the component States benefited from political protection and economic
prosperity created by the kingdom. The kingdoms of Traditional Africa ended loose confederacies and brought together feuding
chiefdoms to create powerful and prosperous geopolitical entities that benefited the component groups of the kingdom.
Today's Africa consists of loose confederacies such as Africa Union, the Anglo-phones, the Franco-phones and various regional
groupings and it is analogous to the quarrelsome chiefdoms of Traditional Africa before unity was imposed by a spiritual or a
military power. The Chiefdoms of Africa today, which are the Modern African States that constitute the African global geopolitical
entity, are beset with internal ethnic feuds, external feuds with neighbouring States and are blatantly and subtly vying for regional
supremacy and as a result the African geopolitical situation, like the political situation of the various African kingdom before they
were brought together, is beset with instability, powerlessness, poverty and mediocrity. Africa is globally inconsequential
because of the instability and disunity caused by feuding "chiefdoms". As can be seen from the above narration of how unity was
achieved in Traditional Africa, traditional African chiefdoms found themselves in similar situation but their traditional leaders
realized quickly the imperative of socio-political unity to security and prosperity and brought various socio-political groups
together, in some cases by conquest in other cases by consent, to create powerful nations. Unity by Conquest or Unity by
Consent resulted in the creation of powerful geopolitical entities yesteryear Traditional Africa. The resultant unity and stability of
the kingdom enabled the various component groups of the kingdom to gain security and prosperity as the kingdom becomes
powerful and prosperous.
Unlike Traditional Africa centuries ago, Modern Africa does not have to be compelled by a spiritual power or a military power to
unite as there are incontrovertible compelling historical and contemporary evidence pointing to unity as essential to acquiring
power, stability and prosperity for a geopolitical entity such as the global geopolitical entity of Africa. Since African leaders today
seem to be contented with loose confederacies because none would want to share power with an elected continental federal
united African government and since there are no spiritual or military power to compel them to do so, it is the courage and
conviction of the African People that will compel African leaders to abandon loose confederacies and embrace solid unity.
Africans today greatly detest the creation of modern political dynasties, whether by spiritual or military means, and abhors all
manner of aggression, whether spiritual or military and as a result Unity by Conquest is unacceptable in Africa today. Therefore
the only choice left to the African People today is Unity by Consensus. The people of Africa must embrace Unity by Consensus
vigorously and passionately in order to compel current African leaders to lead Africans to United Africa where stability, prosperity
and global power awaits the African People. It is the courage and conviction of the African People that will compel African
Leaders of today to bring all Africans together to create one African nation - The United Africa.
UAO believes that Africa, as a global geopolitical entity, will be become peaceful, powerful and prosperous if all modern African
States and all traditional African States unite, elect one President and adhere to the democratic concept of African Democracy,
which is meaningful powerful sharing between Traditional Africa and Modern Africa in a New Africa - The United Africa. Let
modern African States and traditional African States unite, form one nation, establish power-sharing and let the African People
elect one person as the President of United Africa and Africa will undoubtedly garner the capability to provide political and
economic security to all Africans and as well as acquire the strength to become a prosperous and powerful nation of the world.
Undoubtedly, Unity in Traditional Africa attest to the political expediency of sharing political power with Traditional Africa so as to
create permanent unity, stability and prosperity in Modern Africa. Africa has lost a great deal the benefits of stability and progress
as a result of the total rejection of Traditional Africa by Modern Africa.
For maximum security and prosperity in All Africa,
Modern Africa must share power with Traditional Africa
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Elections
&
Unity
Unity in the Modern Africa is
unattainable unless the
leadership of the African
nation respects the will of
the people expressed
through free & fair elections.
****************************
Elections
&
The Will of the People
Unity in diversity cannot be
maintained into perpetuity
unless the will of the
African People prevails in a
free & fair elections
***********************************
Elections
&
Balance of Power
To balance institutional and
geopolitical centers of
power there must be free &
fair elections at all levels of
government
***********************************
Elections
&
Power-Sharing
Power is shared with the
individual, political
institutions and geopolitical
jurisdictions, when there is
free & fair elections at all
levels of government -
local, municipal, provincial,
state and federal levels.
****************************
Elections
&
Unity By Consensus
Unity & Stability in
Modern Africa cannot be
created through spiritual or
military power but through
people's consensus
expressed in free & fair
elections at all levels of
government.
***********************************
Elections
&
The Majority
The concentration of state
power in the majority Ethnic
Group of the modern African
State, whether through
elections or not, does not
permit meaningful
Power-Sharing and Balance
of Power and as a result it
cultivates hatred and
causes continual crisis.
***********************************
Elections
&
The African Ethnic Group
The African Ethnic Group of
the modern African State
shares power when there is
free & fair elections at all
levels of government -
local, municipal, provincial,
state and federal.
****************************
Elections
&
Decentralization
The modern political
structure or system,
whether maintained
through elections or not,
that concentrates political
power in a few persons,
families, clans, Ethnic
Groups, provinces or States
violates the cardinals of
modern governance -
Power-Sharing and Balance
of Power
****************************
Elections
&
The Political Structure
Elections are
meaningless unless the
political structure and the
political system permit
equitable distribution of
power among the
socio-geopolitical
components of the
African State
***************************
Elections
&
The African Children
Where there is Free & Fair
Elections there is unity.
Where there is Unity in
Diversity there is Peace &
Reconciliation and happy
African Children.
****************************
Spiritual / Military Power
&
The African Children
Where power is obtained by
spiritual or military power in
the modern African State
there is no unity but crisis
and instability. Where there
is no Unity there is fighting
and destruction and sad
African Children.
****************************
African Politics
&
Modern Dynasty
The creation of dynasties by
charismatic leaders of
medieval Traditional Africa
may have been appropriate
for the epoch. But modern
dynasties in space age
Modern Africa are
inappropriate and
unacceptable since they are
anachronistic, divisive and
have a tendency to cause
crisis and instability.
**********************************
Sovereignty,
Security &
Prosperity
An advice from African
Leaders of yesteryear
Traditional Africa to African
Leaders of today's Modern
Africa is this : " A small
loss of sovereignty in
exchange of maximum
security and maximum
prosperity is politically and
economically judicious."
Hence the urgent need for
United Africa ".
To create
United Africa
Join
UAPP
***********************************
Mother Africa
yearns for
Peace & Unity
If only my children will
unite, there will be peace
and prosperity for all my
children.
***********************************
&
Unity
Unity in the Modern Africa is
unattainable unless the
leadership of the African
nation respects the will of
the people expressed
through free & fair elections.
****************************
Elections
&
The Will of the People
Unity in diversity cannot be
maintained into perpetuity
unless the will of the
African People prevails in a
free & fair elections
***********************************
Elections
&
Balance of Power
To balance institutional and
geopolitical centers of
power there must be free &
fair elections at all levels of
government
***********************************
Elections
&
Power-Sharing
Power is shared with the
individual, political
institutions and geopolitical
jurisdictions, when there is
free & fair elections at all
levels of government -
local, municipal, provincial,
state and federal levels.
****************************
Elections
&
Unity By Consensus
Unity & Stability in
Modern Africa cannot be
created through spiritual or
military power but through
people's consensus
expressed in free & fair
elections at all levels of
government.
***********************************
Elections
&
The Majority
The concentration of state
power in the majority Ethnic
Group of the modern African
State, whether through
elections or not, does not
permit meaningful
Power-Sharing and Balance
of Power and as a result it
cultivates hatred and
causes continual crisis.
***********************************
Elections
&
The African Ethnic Group
The African Ethnic Group of
the modern African State
shares power when there is
free & fair elections at all
levels of government -
local, municipal, provincial,
state and federal.
****************************
Elections
&
Decentralization
The modern political
structure or system,
whether maintained
through elections or not,
that concentrates political
power in a few persons,
families, clans, Ethnic
Groups, provinces or States
violates the cardinals of
modern governance -
Power-Sharing and Balance
of Power
****************************
Elections
&
The Political Structure
Elections are
meaningless unless the
political structure and the
political system permit
equitable distribution of
power among the
socio-geopolitical
components of the
African State
***************************
Elections
&
The African Children
Where there is Free & Fair
Elections there is unity.
Where there is Unity in
Diversity there is Peace &
Reconciliation and happy
African Children.
****************************
Spiritual / Military Power
&
The African Children
Where power is obtained by
spiritual or military power in
the modern African State
there is no unity but crisis
and instability. Where there
is no Unity there is fighting
and destruction and sad
African Children.
****************************
African Politics
&
Modern Dynasty
The creation of dynasties by
charismatic leaders of
medieval Traditional Africa
may have been appropriate
for the epoch. But modern
dynasties in space age
Modern Africa are
inappropriate and
unacceptable since they are
anachronistic, divisive and
have a tendency to cause
crisis and instability.
**********************************
Sovereignty,
Security &
Prosperity
An advice from African
Leaders of yesteryear
Traditional Africa to African
Leaders of today's Modern
Africa is this : " A small
loss of sovereignty in
exchange of maximum
security and maximum
prosperity is politically and
economically judicious."
Hence the urgent need for
United Africa ".
To create
United Africa
Join
UAPP
***********************************
Mother Africa
yearns for
Peace & Unity
If only my children will
unite, there will be peace
and prosperity for all my
children.
***********************************
United Africa
Peoples Party
( UAPP )
UAPP subscrbes to Unity By
Consensus and therefore to
the democratic concept of
free & fair election at all
levels of government -
Local, Municipal,
Provincial/Regional, State
& Federal.
**********************************
AFRICA!
Let's Unite !
Let's Join
UAPP
**********************************
People of Africa !
Let's share the Power &
the Wealth of Africa
equitably
To share in the power
and wealth of Africa,
please
Join
UAPP
To create stability,
security & prosperity
for us all Africans
everywhere, please
Join
UAPP
**********************************
Peoples Party
( UAPP )
UAPP subscrbes to Unity By
Consensus and therefore to
the democratic concept of
free & fair election at all
levels of government -
Local, Municipal,
Provincial/Regional, State
& Federal.
**********************************
AFRICA!
Let's Unite !
Let's Join
UAPP
**********************************
People of Africa !
Let's share the Power &
the Wealth of Africa
equitably
To share in the power
and wealth of Africa,
please
Join
UAPP
To create stability,
security & prosperity
for us all Africans
everywhere, please
Join
UAPP
**********************************
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The African Political Mission The Africanist Papers United Africa Peoples Party The Beauty of Africa UAO World Chapters
The New African Leadership Open Letter to All Africa The Strength of Africa African Unification Books
The New African Politician The Reluctance of All Africa Open Letter to all Parties Wisdom of Traditional Africa Contact UAO
