Quote You : Then there is still the issue of the O.A.U. having maintained the legality of Paris, and Berlin?

Yes , Mr RasPaul Motingwa II , Your question is really Valid and we ought to have the answers to give to it . I sincerely do agree with you on the question . Something has to be done :

The Release of the African Mind.

So what it is really all about is touching the Soul of the Individual , by Releasing , Educating and Training the Mind like Cultivating a Rare Fruit , making People aware of the Fact that we no longer live in the Middle Ages or in the Age of Bondage and Slavery (1440-1840) , and that it is OK to be Free and to Think for Oneself .

This is a Brand New Millenium (21 centuary A.D.) , and a Time in the Human History when we are Liberating Ourselves from the Common Consciousness and will be Individuals who are Responsible for our own Actions , and even more importantly , Responsible for our Failure to Act .

Truely , The Blame cannot be Pushed.

That is why we Africans or the blacks as a whole can no longer push the Blame for Injustice and Atrocities on to our different Leaders alone , whether they be National or Worldwide on a Globalised Planet . We have a Task to do for Justice and Peace , and we are no longer Blind-Minded .

Whether the Individual be African , Asian or European , American , the Issue is the same : There is no 'cop-out ', no Escape from taking a Stand and Act or Speak up against Injustice or Oppression in the face of all , once you know the Truth and the Facts in this Age of Information and Communications .

Perhaps as is often quoted in the Christianity saying of Jesus , said : " When two People Act in the name of God , then God Listens and Blesses ."

So the Individual should not be afraid to do something which he or she knows in his or her Heart is Right , Just and will Benefit the Others .

No Escape

In Africa the Colonial Way of thinking is still prevailing , and so far it has been a Heavy Task to Liberate the African Mind .

So many People in Africa have grown accustomed to Identify themselves with the Culture and Language of the European Colonisers that they find it extremely hard and difficult to break out of their Mental Prisons .

After four hundred years of Slavery and two hundred years of Foreign Occupation and Colonisation , this African State of Mind is Understandable - but it is no longer any Excuse which can be used as a Sleeping Pill or a Drug to quell the over-whelming Fear .

A Time to Act.

Once the African Mind has become Decolonised and its National and Cultural Identity and Pride has been reestablished , it is time to Act and be Responsible .

The Fatalistic way of thinking and refusing to take Responsibility for the Future of Africa and the African People has resulted in a grotesque ' here-and-grab ' Men-tality which has Destroyed the Morale and the Mind of the African Populations whether it be High or Low .

The Days of Mindless Existence are over.

This Attitude of ' Saving Myself for the Day ' has led to Crime , Violence , Corruption and a Mindless , Robot-like Existence which is a Meaningless Life without a Care for the Other Fellow or even Hope for Tomorrow ( 'Poor us our Continent' ) .

This Resignation to 'Fate' leaves no place for Initiative , Drive or Hard Work in order to change Life for the better , so the Status Quo of Africa remains the one of Poverty , Ignorance and Hunger - the Three Sisters that go hand in hand and Europeans term associated with Africans being of Tribe Minds then .

Decolonisation Mind Process is Vital.

Unless the Decolonisation Process is carried out - i.e. the Mind is Liberated to assume full Responsibility for its own Situation - the Situation in Africa will never change , and in the End really we might even lose or are loosing our own Land Continent to Foreigners now .

And ALL we should Remember is - all it takes is Two People, Two Minds and know Sovereignty means to the Africans and what to do holding that Spirit up , of the Organisation of African Unit from its very Start on the conference day of 1945 at Manchester and start reviewing where the wrong steps were taken or are taking place while implementing the still OAU Charter till todate .

A High Price to Pay

Although the Price for Freedom and Independence as always any where on the world , has seemed incredibly high , there is no way back for we Africans still and not to think of taking the National Responsibilities , to take the Matters of In-dependences and full Sove-reignty issues within the Continent of Africa and be into our own Hands as Africans please .