We Face Neither East Nor West: We

For Centuries, Europeans Dominated The African Continent. The White Man Arrogated To Himself The Right To Rule And To Be Obeyed By The Non-white; His Mission, He Claimed, Was To "civilize" Africa. Under This Cloak, The Europeans Robbed The Continent Of Vast Riches And Inflicted Unimaginable Suffering On The African People.

We Have Awakened. We Will Not Sleep Anymore. Today, From Now On, There Is A New African In The World!

Countrymen, The Task Ahead Is Great Indeed, And Heavy Is The Responsibility; And Yet It Is A Noble And Glorious Challenge - A Challenge Which Calls For The Courage To Dream, The Courage To Believe, The Courage To Dare, The Courage To Do, The Courage To Envision, The Courage To Fight, The Courage To Work, The Courage To Achieve - To Achieve The Highest Excellencies And The Fullest Greatness Of Man. Dare We Ask For More In Life?

The Result Of Neo-colonialism Is That Foreign Capital Is Used For The Exploitation Rather Than For The Development Of The Less Developed Parts Of The World. Investment Under Neo-colonialism Increases Rather Than Decreases The Gap Between The Rich And Poor Countries Of The World.

Revolutions Are Brought About By Men, By Men Who Think As Men Of Action And Act As Men Of Thought.