Author: Farouk Martins Aresa

Africans launder more money abroad that can create wealth locally than all the Foreign Aid tokens given as economic assistance. It is easier to enjoy a full economic and social life by creating wealth at home than trying to capture wealth in Europe and America. Unless you think you have enough guns, cowries and mirrors to charms or capture the American Indians and Africans as they did centuries ago. We must congratulate many talented and skilled Africans that were trained abroad without draining their countries’ Central Bank. Yet, they left all incentives abroad and returned home to render services as…

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Most Africans at home and Blacks in Diaspora wonder out aloud where the so-called Giant of Africa went wrong and how it can be corrected. The explanation remains the same in every African country. Our talents, skills and resources are out of control. Successful countries manage and account for these talents and resources but a country like Nigeria sabotaged themselves in favor of anything foreign. We must face reality and stop the drainage. Who dares demand and enforce accountability as miners scrabble for our resources like the Fortune of war today? Upon all the laws and regulations, gas flaring, electricity…

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Children are social animals like most of us. It is becoming more dangerous in Africa as in Diaspora for both sons and daughters out there to roam around. We hear and read about Police stopping them but more so if they are Black in the Diaspora and at checkpoints in African big cities. Adolescents do not know how joyful parents are when they return home on time without getting into trouble, especially while driving. It is so different these days with all kinds of crimes and Police brutality on the streets. Even good young men do get into trouble, unfortunately.…

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Formula to economic success by hard work and perseverance is not a secret. Britain made history recently when Conservative Party members, not by direct election of the British people, chose Rashi Sunak as the Prime Minister. He came close the last time before Liz Truss without his experience became the Prime Minister. There were celebrations throughout the world by Asians and Indians in particular whose countries were colonized. It might be too early to expect a sustained change in the United Kingdom. Rashi Sunak may and may not turn out to be Obama of the United States. But it reminds…

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Anyone that thinks a country that was flowing with milk and honey is going to get out of abject poverty soon, with the parade of these Presidential candidates, is a joker. Atiku, Tinubu and Obi have already told you what they are going to do. More of the same by selling off state asserts, becoming the only free open market in the world and turning the whole country into personal or family property. Let us face it, Activists will not be elected President because they lack experience in looting, terrorism, drug peddling and ritual sacrifice. General Buhari, regardless of party…

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What does Russia and Arab oil cut back, a United States Supreme Court Justice, a former Secretary of State, Britain Chancellor of Exchequer have in common with African Politicians? They are all minorities used as accomplices of oppressive and draconian policies that adversely affect the vast number of poor, minorities and weaker countries. Most of these conservative policies are from an old entrenched belief that the best way to rule the majority is to use token minorities against their self-interest to implement oppressive Agendas. The war in Ukraine has exposed the hypocrisy of oil politics. Russia gained the support of…

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Africans spend more of their time over the centuries defending their Empires, Continent and Civilization from slave raiders looking for cheap labor than capturing others as slaves. Looking for excuses to blame the victims for their own impoverished status is not even close to the reasons Africa remained impoverished. We must admit what it is true; that Africans must confront their own self-inflicted demons. However, the outside enablers willing to aid and abet Vagabonds-In-Power in their self-interest, make progress regressive. Of course their self-interest comes before African interest, making African progress harder to achieve. Africans’ main focus for survival has…

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Africans have been fighting slavery since early ADs. Lourenço da Silva Mendouça, the First world Abolitionist, was a Prince from the royal family of Ndongo Kingdom in Angola. He had successfully convinced authorities to end slavery in Europe. What Nafafé discovered is that in 1684, Mendonça went to the Vatican, where he accused the nations involved in the trans Atlantic slave trade of crimes against humanity. It was not just a petition, it became court cases, undertaken by Black Africans and supported through highly organized international solidarity. Why the Vatican? It was Pope VI who had issued Papal Bull that…

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The whole world traded or exchange slaves. We must apologize to the children of those so stigmatized and make appropriate amends. The Iniquity of the father shall follow the children to their graves unless they amend their sins and those of their parents with good deeds to all. What we have today are some extremists hypocrites who double down on iniquities twisting laws, privilege and religion to perpetrate and justify injustice in the name of law and order.   https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/how-god-visits-sins-on-the-third-and-fourth-generation We now have people that are viscerally angry taking extreme positions because they want privileges over children of those that were…

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What discovery, institution, plant or industry have these billionaire politicians established? They pick and choose billionaires that make returns as kickbacks. It is an insult on African Youths’ intelligence when those choosing politics for retirement home promised to be the one to revitalize the economy after destroying the same all their lives. When Virgin Airlines could not stomach the money, shares and partnerships demanded in kickbacks from politicians that had absolutely nothing to contribute, they ran out of Nigeria. Though, Airlines are still making money, they cannot take their profits out forcing local travelers going abroad to purchase their tickets…

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How would you reassure your grown children known as Generation Z to move out and go steady? The latest statistics indicate about a third plan to stay at their parents homes. Some of those even bring their husband home to live (in order to save for house down payment). African children stay longer. They cannot rely on attractive parts of our DNA from first impressions of partners. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/realestate/adult-children-living-at-home.html The good news about this is that most of us are also attracted by good behavior which gives the impression of a well brought man or lady from a cultured home! Symmetrical…

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There Is no other way to put it, it all boils down to African values, integrity, discipline, order and standard without which, chaos reigns. We were reminded by a childhood friend of Tunde Nightingale’s old song that: Iwa Rere Lere! No better time than these days to remind the world that African good character and morality have their rewards. This may be contrary to what many Youths and their old voracious looters believe today. Money, by any means, is not all. Old African cultures respect those who exude a solid reputation. Honor can be sought and pursued with money but…

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Many informed Africans sort out the difference between Nzeogwu and the first coming of Rawlings identical mission that had to do with resetting the brains in Ghana to default stage and the betrayal of a noble patriot in Nigeria that cried against ten percenters. The consequences of both bloody coup d’etat are obvious in both countries’ morality today. We  claimed corruption is the greatest evil infesting Africa, hoping ruthless leaders like those in China would deal with it. Ah, we went from the frying pan into the fire. Little did most of us realize that leaders that promised to root…

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How does a home or country flowing with milk and honey borrow more money than earned? There is no better reputation than when your children think you are the best dad, your spouse admits to others you are the kindest, your employees claim you are a considerate manager or your countrymen testify that you are the most competent leader. Do your best and leave the rest, there will always be some ingrates or spoilt brats who think it is not enough. Violence throws your business, home, country and the world into chaos as the oppressed may revolt or refuse to…

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Africans scholars could not have predicted what happened in Western Nigeria known as Akintola Taju in 1962 could also happen in the United States of America. The United States democracy could have tumbled but for the courage of one man. It is really agonizing to realize how fragile  democracy is. The greatest democracy in the world we took for granted almost succumbed to calamitous precipitous civilian coup. Nobody, no matter their differences with Americans, believed it could happen in America. No one wants America to fall on its face despite its vestiges of slavery except those rivals that have not…

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Reasonable people only celebrate dead men or women of high integrity and caliber for the legacy of noble contribution to their community so that they can be emulated. What we have within our ostentatious and money launderers today are obscene celebrations of unexplained wealth. Every year they find some reasons to make the dead comfortable in their graves while the number of poor people that cannot afford to eat two or three square meals a day explode in our faces. There are those who work diligently to acquire wealth, get a break along the way. They identify poverty in their…

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Most of the problems plaguing our community today start at home. The Solutions are not in the hands of the privileged but in individuals’ hands. Dysfunctional homes produce uncultured children that turn into adults. Family values begin at home before it can enhance or infect the society. This is why most cultures demand investigation before courtship to avoid embarrassment after marriage that will haunt the children and society. It is the reason we are limited to the lesser of the worst evils. Folks without pride in their cultural values harbor insidious monstrosity. If we want moral leadership, we must begin…

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How were Africans indoctrinated to believe the foreigners that destroyed their civilizations and shipped slaves in chains overseas were the saviours worshipped as Saints in African Churches and Mosques? The slave descendant were told how lucky they were to be brought out of Africa, only to burn down Greenwood the Black Wall Street. France actually claimed compensation from Haiti for daring to be the first Independent African country. Though there is more religious tolerance in Africa than any continent, foreigners conjure Africans in the name of Jesus and Mohamed, holy books of Koran, Bible and Torah. We respect and celebrate…

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Who told you Buhari would vote for Tinubu, his Party Presidential candidate; for whia? They actually used Tinubu to capture the Presidency the same way the South have been inviting Fulani leaders for Alliance since the sixties. The British preferred them as the leaders in the SouthEast, SouthSouth and lately SouthWest did. SouthSouth preferred them to avoid domination by their Southern neighbors. SouthEast formed an alliance with them from the 60s to spite the SouthWest and SouthWest did it in 2015 hoping Buhari would pass them the baton. Nothing changed. Even if Osinbajo had been endorsed publicly by Buhari,…

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How can you celebrate gun culture, perpetuate fear, mental anguish and trauma on communities and victims, and then turn the table on mental patients as the cause in need of solution? Distraction! We have to accept that there are folks out there throughout the world who believe in the “good old days” when their fathers conquered the rest of their world. So, nobody should be surprised that they demonstrated visceral reaction when constituted Authorities try to curb their privilege to commit mass murderers. It sounds logical that any man must have the right to defend himself. But you cannot use…

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The real criminals are insurgents in high places including special interest groups and any Government that creates a culture of violence and gives easy access to AK-47 and MR-15. There is the comfortable feeling out there that the world has changed from the days of brute force, violence and the survival of the fittest in the jungle; to a kinder, gentler and civilized world. We may have predicted our way to utopia too early. It is becoming unclear if we are progressing or regressing back into a world of cave mentality. Why are the Brains being overwhelmed by the brute…

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Behind the veil of hypocrisy are those looking for slave labor they can exploit as they wish while denying those votes and equal protection under the law. The same people that call themselves civilized, capable of getting along, live and let others live amicably have rejected one man one vote democracy. African countries looking for models to build an indigenous economic models already have a cultural starting base like the oldest cabinet system in the world in Oyo. There are a few countries like Kenya and Nigeria that will remain extreme capitalists, even in a military government.  If you come…

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How do humans explain in this century that we still elect and rally round leaders with a killer instinct sending our Youths to wars over crude suzerainty to fight those that want to decide their own political economic survival? The worst friends we have are those enemies that claim they love us by force, Africans call Tipatipa. Yet, all species of animals protect and mourn their own from death. Brain and emotional fatigue have killed our sympathy and ability to empathize with those unable to defend themselves against the might of the powerful. Even those who were the victims of…

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Many of us can no longer live in one country after toiling all our life. There is a friend that returned home after his sojourn abroad. As soon as his plane landed on African soil, he kissed the ground and exclaimed: Thank God Africa, where Black men are men. After clearing Immigration and Custom, we asked him why he fell on his face when he landed. He was not in a rescue mission from Libya, a Muslim praying or the Pope kissing Airport tarmac. Mind you, his first cultural shock outside Africa was when he saw a Black man carrying…

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The focus on Oil and Gas reserves have shifted back to Africa, world mother of all wealth and less on Russia. When it comes to addiction to cheap petroleum prices at gas pumps, Africans and the rest of the world have that in common. Americans have dethroned and elected leaders based on promises of cheaper petroleum prices. Everyone agrees that people living in oil producing countries must benefit from their resources. But most Africans don’t drive two or more cars and luxurious imports. So who benefits from the billions of dollars paid to contractors as subsidies? Regardless, in Africa, transporters just…

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Do you want to play to get along or fight for your life? The amount of money and contracts poured into Defense in many countries rival the biggest world businesses. There is hardly any big business that does not have Defense contracts. While many of these countries cut other human programs from the budgets, the Defense budget is usually sacred. The line between Trade and War is vague. After all, weapon sales remain the biggest world trade. World Trade and Sports do more to prevent wars than many of the missionary adventures that intentionally undermine Fair Trade to brand, magnify…

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Africans say there is nothing new under the Sun and as the snail moves, it is followed by its shell. Nobody fits this description better than Elon Musk, Jeff Bezo and Dangote of recent. When we think about Russian Oligarchies, there are mirror images in our own communities,  countries and Continent. The descendants of the rich and powerful never gave up. If anything, they want all the privileges they had during the time of serfs in Europe, farm workers in America and Africa. Even the nouveau riche that were born after the end of slavery and during the time of…

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War is the oldest way for contractors to make money. Nobody expected a rich state as Nigeria would fall this low into poverty. It never recovered from the Civil War. The Nigerian war only encouraged money avenues for military/politicians and businessmen that laundered a rich country into abject poverty with Western fringe capitalism. The continual invasions by the United States and Russia or the Soviet Union of different countries have backfired. Resources that should have been used to build their local poverty-stricken communities are wasted in the name of big Defense Budgets to bully local protesters and small states, not…

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We do not wish for the proxy battle between superpowers in one country or society. Russia wants to lure China to support its War in Ukraine by asking for Aid. Russia, unlike China, adopted the worst form of capitalism for the few. On the other hand, the United States derogatorily called its welfare safety net socialism. But David Lewis labeled them Corporate bums since many of the hypocrites depend on Government contracts, a bigger ripoff than welfare. The dangers or excesses of both capitalism and socialism can make or break any country. Even rich European countries and Canada with mixed…

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Did you hear the cry of African children saying they would rather volunteer to die fighting in Ukraine than die of hunger at home? Call them what you want, they come from the same country and Continent as you do. The difference is, they cannot take it anymore. When Youths get desperate, become disoriented, they do not care about the consequences of misadventures. Africans have never in history been so impoverished, eager to escape abject poverty or make money by any illegal means possible. The way Africans and Africans in Diaspora are treated reflect how we treat ourselves at home…

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