hopeful note of Clotaire TL, Douala, Cameroon
Africans jubilee with victory Obama. I am one of them. After a sleepless night in the twilight of dawn unreal, tears gushed from my eyes when he delivered his victory speech. I too won. Happiness had already invaded when Nelson Mandela was released and the new statesman would consolidate a path of dignity for Africa.
the night of November 5, 2008, the new U.S. president was not only a man who spoke was the muffled voice of hope that rose again, free, in all of us. My heart had voted. Used to ask little, I celebrated a victory disproportionate. When I went out into the street, my town was like transported to Chicago, black and white breathing, uniting in a single surprise happiness. For Obama's victory was not the victory dune "race" over another: without the massive participation of Americans of all colors, including the white majority, the United States of America do we have not given why so much hope.
In the days that followed this victory, I heard the euphoric reactions from all corners of our continent, anonymous people, ordinary citizens wanted to show their happiness. At the same time, I noted with some caution, messages of solidarity from almost all African leaders who called Obama "our brother". All these leaders Were they really sincere? Is Obama related to so many people so different politically? I have some doubts in our excitement in seeing that prejudice in others, we are not able indeed to see our own feelings and our racist xenophobia. In our urgency to condemn the West, we forget to accept the lessons that come to us from across the world.
If Obama was African, one of his competitors would introduce a constitutional amendment to extend his tenure beyond the term fixed for his and our Obama should wait many years to be able to run again. If we take into account the effect of tenure in power in Africa by the same president, that is nothing less than 41 years in Gabon, Libya in 39 years, 28 years in Zimbabwe, 28 years in Angola, 27 years in Egypt, 26 Cameroon years ... Anyway, a couple of presidents in power on our continent for over 20 consecutive years! Mugabe, for example, has 90 years when he finishes his current term. Mandate it has imposed in defiance of the popular verdict!
If Obama was African, he probably would be the candidate of an opposition party and even then would not be able to campaign. Things would be like in Zimbabwe and Cameroon. It would physically and psychologically abused, he could be imprisoned and at the same time he would withdraw his passport. Small "Bush" Africans do not tolerate opposition, does not tolerate democracy.
From all this, the truth is that Obama is not African, the truth is that Africans, ordinary people, anonymous workers commemorated their whole soul Obama's victory. But I do not think that dictators and corrupt countries in Africa have the right to invite to this party. The same day that Obama has confirmed his victory in the international media, bad news Africa continued to pile up: Africa continued to be a victim of war, mismanagement, of greedy ambition of politicians. After murdering the policy in some cases there is only war, in other abandonment and cynicism.
There is only way to celebrate the victory of Obama in African countries, is striving for that new signs of hope can be born here on our continent is striving for that Obama Africans can also emerge as winners and that we Africans of all ethnicities with these vainquions Obama then and can celebrate with us as we celebrate this Today among others.
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