The situation in Africa is an outcome of a structural design to perpetuate poverty in the continent. Our intention is not to lay blames. It solves nothing. But the truth ought to be known and said. If we do not know why Africa is in this condition today, we may not come out of it.

The social-political woes that have become synonymous with the African continent today have been planted long ago by the colonial masters. They are like landmines put in place many years ago. Today Africans are marching on them and such landmines are causing serious havoc in every amalgam in Africa. It is a structural design for perpetual poverty.

The worst of these landmines is the principle of divide and rule! In almost all African amalgams today, we have one problem or the other. In Congo Kinshasa, the rebels are always causing havoc. Why cannot Congolese come together and solve their problem? Today the neo-colonialists are putting fuel on the fire the colonial masters have put on the ground. They supply the rebels with arms and the war continues. The neo-colonialists take advantage of the confusion and take away all the natural resources.

In Nigeria, it is a free fight for all, among the ethnic groups. The neo-colonialists support one ethnic group against the other and create confusion and by so doing, rob the amalgam of its natural resources. All African amalgams are like these two already mentioned. Do we have any hope? We shall see as we await further postings. www.veritasafrique.com