More importantly to people of Afrikan descent, what happens to the Africa Union's base of support in Libya? Much has been made of Gaddafi's financial generosity on behalf of the AU in it's attempt to bring the disparate Afrikan countries together into a federated state that would be the catalyst for Afrika resuming it's traditional ascendancy in the world.
While Libya was the AU's largest Afrikan-based financial contributor, loss of that funding source will be a blow to Afrika's aspirations. However, that Libyan money masked the real need for Afrika to get really serious about it's future and to get the other Afrikan states to pay their fair share. Afrika is not as impoverished as it is usually depicted. Countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco and the new oil rich countries can do a better job of taking up the slack. Even with Gadaffi's monetary assistance, the AU was heavily dependent on euro countries such as France, Britain and others for a healthy portion of it's AU funding, according to
Dr. Molefi Asante wjo was an advisor to the AU!
It is axiomatic that Afrika can't expect their former and current euro exploiters to help them to rid themselves of the western gripe on Afrika! The revolution may now be televised, but it still ain't free. If we want Afrika to rise again (and by extension we also will rise again), WE gotta help! Don't know where to start? Contact Dr. Asante. Join pro-afrika groups such as Afrocentricity International, and the many others.
Just talking about it, or just thinking about it keeps us as Malcolm said "a part of the problem!"
Kwasi
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