Pan-Africanism - as necessary today as in 1957

[RWalker]

The increasing resurgence of Afrikaner racist propaganda in occupied Azania, as partially documented in various periodicals includng the New York Times, Mail & Guardian and others, demonstrates how far we actually are from liberation. The Mbeki's government dependence on the UK to straigthen out problems inside occupied Azania in and of itself is also an indicator of the same sorry phenomena. This fact is emphasized by the persistence of political, social and economic oppression and exploitation of the African people, despite the emergence of the so-called new South Africa.

Indeed this kind of neo-colonialism is not an exclusively "South African" problem. It rages throughout the continent (and thereby impacts the entire African world), for as Nkrumah wrote, even in areas where neo-colonialism has no direct control, the presence of such a heinous system anywhere on the continent gives the racist imperialist the means to subvert and destroy progressive Africa.

Neo-colonialism, whether of the more deceptive Mbeki-Nyerere type or of the blatant, obvious Mobutu-Senghor ilk, is the deadly enemy of African freedom and must be destroyed.

It can only be destroyed by pursuing what Nkrumah referred to as the continent-wide and global war against imperialist domination of Africa and African peoples all over the world.

That is, it must be fought on a Pan-African basis. It will require the political organization of African people -- if we are to win such a war. This means the proper forms of organizations, including most particularly mass organizations, mass movements, revolutionary army/militia and related defense and security agencies, united diplomatic structures so that Africa speaks with one voice, revolutionary political parties -- including an aggregate party that embraces the individual revolutionary parties into one common revolutionary party and obviously a revolutionary (i.e., socialist) Pan-African government. It is the task of such a government to function as the tool of the organized people in economic, social and all other matters impacting our existence.

It is important to understand that this war cannot be won, will not be fought, unless the people understand it, unless people understand that it exists, and the consequences for us of its existence.

This understanding will only come through the mass political education of the global African population, understanding that only a tiny minority of African people willl reject the message of Pan-Africanism, as the great majority of African people suffer grievously under imperialism.

[Abdurratln]

Certainly racism must be destroyed in all of its forms and manisfestations. One of the worse forms of racism is zionism. Zionism is not only racism in as much as it seeks "Jewish" domination over all other ethnicities in Palestine, it is also the last manisfstation of settler colonialism. In this context, we must see Pan-Africanism as the total liberation and unification of Africa under scintific socialism whereby Plaestine is liberated along with the rest of Africa. Therefore, Pan-Africanism is by defintion anti-zionism. We must be aware of this reality because, believe me, the zionist are aware of it. And they will use their knowledge and aware against us if we are vigilant.

Be sure of this: Arica will never be safe and secure as long as the zionist project exists on its present war footing. The best way to secure Africa is to establish peace in Palestine.