A Velvet Glove Concealing Iron Claws

In the annals of history, there are bloody pages, etched with the ink of greed and avarice, narrating chapters of pain and suffering. These chapters feature an ancient continent, a land holding countless treasures within its depths, and on its soil, civilizations whose roots stretch deep into the sands of time. This is Africa, the continent that was, and remains, the stage for one of the most heinous acts of plunder in human history—plunder that did not cease at a specific historical era but continued and evolved, becoming a bleeding wound in the body of history and humanity. Centuries ago, the first chapters of this tragedy began when ships of darkness set sail from distant shores, carrying nothing but a colonial spirit thirsting for money, power, and blood. These colonizers were not content with merely plundering the continent s wealth of gold, diamonds, and precious minerals-;- their blood-stained hands extended to abduct human beings themselves. Millions of Africans, men, women, and children, were driven into the unknown on a tragic journey across the ocean, to fuel an industrial revolution in other worlds, and to build civilizations on their backs, while their homelands groaned under the weight of hunger and underdevelopment. The clanging of shackles was the national anthem of that era, and the moans of the enslaved were the mournful funeral -dir-ge that accompanied it. It is an unforgivable crime, a stain of shame on the face of humanity, deeply etched into the memory of African peoples. But did this plunder cease with the end of -dir-ect colonial rule? No, its methods evolved, donning a new, more cunning and deceptive guise. The cannon was replaced by "investment," and military force by "economic diplomacy." Today, Africa s bounty is plundered through unfair contracts and agreements that prioritize only the interests of the stronger party. Transnational corporations exploit, and even actively create, weak legislations, squandering natural resources and leaving behind environmental devastation and rampant corruption. Vast fortunes of oil, gas, and minerals are extracted at paltry prices and sold on global markets at exorbitant rates, while the continent s peoples remain trapped in poverty and disease. It s an unjust equation that casts Africa as an exporter of raw materials and an importer of manufactured goods, keeping it enslaved by economic dependency. Add to this: conditional loans, political interventions, and pressure on regimes to adopt policies that serve the interests of major powers. These are all modern forms of continuous plunder—a velvet glove concealing iron claws. The time has come for a true awakening, an awakening not confined to systems and governments but extending to encompass popular consciousness across Africa. These shameful practices must be unveiled, and the hands that continue to plunder the continent s riches must be exposed. It is a call for justice, to reclaim what was stolen, compensate for what was wasted, and -restore- dignity to a continent that has suffered for too long but has never lost its capacity for resurgence and prosperity. Africa is not merely a continent rich in resources-;- it is the cradle of humanity and the fount of civilizations. When Africa rises, it will not rise alone-;- it will ignite the flame of hope in the hearts of millions around the world, rebalancing a world where the scales of justice have been tipped. Will humanity answer Africa s call? And will new pages be written in its history, pages that tell a story of liberation and justice, not a story of plunder and avarice?

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