I spoke officially for Gaddafi, a son of Africa. Today I speak, albeit not officially, for another son of Africa: Ibrahim Traoré.

The conflict in our region has never been a struggle between regimes and peoples, nor between sects or ideologies. Rather, it is a fundamental conflict between two projects: the project of domination and fragmentation (which is a Western project), and the project of liberation.

As the Syrian conflict unfolded, its real purpose emerged: the dismantling of the state, enabling foreign intervention, and producing sectarian and regional entities begging for outside protection killing any hope for unity.

From the very start, what happened in Syria mirrored the failures of the so-called Arab Spring. It was fragile, confined within narrow state borders, and consumed by hollow democratic slogans, detached from any true liberation project.

What was called a “revolution” in Syria was not a liberation project grounded in an understanding of the central conflict in the region. It was a narrow, identity.based movement driven by fragmented demands and disconnected from any historical perspective or comprehensive Arab.

The fighting in Suwayda, the internal split within the Druze community between allegiance to foreign powers and national commitment, the crimes of al-Julani’s extremist militias, and the repeated Zionist aggression against Damascus these are not isolated incidents. They form a.

The antidote to ethnic division isn’t nationalism. It’s Pan-African socialism. One economy, one destiny, one revolution. Let’s teach our children they are Africans first, before clan, before sect, before state.

Nyerere taught us that freedom without unity is an illusion. His vision of African socialism was not a dream. It was a roadmap. We carry it still.

Colonialism taught us to fear the “other.” But in reality, African liberation was always collective, Muslims and Christians marched together in Algeria, blacks and whites fought apartheid in SA, workers and farmers built revolutions.

Western media loves the phrase “ethnic tensions.” But rarely do they ask: who profits? Oil firms, arms dealers, mining giants, they love a divided Africa. The deeper the wound, the easier the extraction.

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The AU talks Pan-Africanism but honors colonial borders. Why do we defend lines drawn in Berlin in 1884? Unity won’t come from memoranda, it comes when Africans refuse to fight over flags and instead fight for justice.

Every time Africa rises, they trigger division. Look at Libya, Sudan, Ethiopia, DRC. Imperialists feed militias, arm factions, and frame revolutions as “ethnic clashes.” But the real war is between imperialism and freedom.

Religion was weaponized just like ethnicity. British backed Christian elites, the French used Islamic courts, and now Wahhabism and evangelicalism flood in, with cash and bullets. But the real faith? African unity and liberation.

They told us we are Hausa, Tutsi, Zulu, Kikuyu, then made us kill each other in their name. But before colonial rule, we traded, married, and coexisted. Africa was plural, not fractured. Division is not ancient, it’s designed.

The colonizers never left. They just left behind borders. Borders that sliced through peoples, lumped enemies together, and manufactured ‘tribes’ to fragment unity. Ethnicity was turned into a weapon. Not for identity, but for control.

Nigeria’s ex‑President Buhari has died in London. A military ruler turned civilian, his legacy includes intensified mass poverty and a rebuilt military tied to foreign powers. His death should spark radical reflection, not mourning.

Kenya’s President Ruto ordered police to shoot protestors in the legs during Gen‑Z-led rallies. Thirty‑one deaths already. This is corporate rule, not democracy. Africa’s youth are rising for dignity over dictatorship.

In Togo, the brutal crackdown continues. Security forces killed 15‑year‑old Jacques Koutoglo during protests against Gnassingbé’s rule this isn’t stability, it’s state terror protecting dynastic power.

At the US‑Africa Summit in Washington, Trump met Gabon, Senegal, Guinea‑Bissau, Mauritania, Liberia. But this tour isn’t about Africa leading .it’s about the U.S. repackaging influence as “trade.” We need solidarity, not sales pitches.

South Africa’s rand slipped to R17.96/$ as Trump’s threat of a 30% tariff looms. This isn’t just market jitters—it’s economic warfare on the continent. Africa must reject dollar dependence and unite behind a Pan‑African currency.