At the recent Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, the Pan-Africanist concept was in vogue.

In the midst of so much African misery, as one dares to say along the diplomatic corridors and other spheres of great Western influence, for us Africans, there is still an Africa that makes us proud and gives us some hope.

Times are still not very encouraging for the cradle continent. As a matter of fact, they never were, nor did we expect it to be, so are the common and diverse realities, and also the set of situations for which discussion is urgent for good or bad.