As we observe the 112^th Earthstrong of Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah on September 21^st, we assess the extent to his visionary ideals still have a place in Afrika’s ideological landscape. Upon attaining liberation for Ghana in 1957, he set about procuring nothing less than the same for the entire continent.  His government transformed the infrastructure of the west Afrikan state while keeping the “liberation torch burning very brightly” by providing financial, political and other material support for freedom fighters across the continent. (1)

However, the forces of imperialism had no intention of relinquishing its prized possession (Afrika) as it worked to extinguish some of the regions brightest hopes either before they were able to take the reigns of power or shortly after they had as in the cases of Um Nyobè, Boganda, Lumumba and Cabral to name a few. (2).  Indeed, the so-called ‘Cold War’ was the main driver of the coups that blighted the continent. (3)  Now with recent events in Guinea, Mali, Niger and Chad (we might also include Tanzania and the perennial crisis in Congo DRC), commentators are asking if “coups are making a comeback.” (4)

So amid a backdrop of aligning international forces through globalisation, the great re-set and the 4^th industrial revolution (all turbo-charged by the Covid ‘Pandemic’), the seeds of chaos are being sewn (or rather, re-sewn) all over Afrika.  (5) Aside from the issuing of arbitrary suspensions here and there (6) the continent-wide body (African Union) is ill-equipped to address these issues substantively given that “the imperialists” contribute 74% towards its overall costs and fund 97% of its programmes. (7)

While Kwame Nkrumah was a visionary who had an abundance of co-travellers, their revolutionary heirs are much harder to spot in the current climate.  In fact, political analyst Bro. Rutendo Matinyarare has said of some the more prominent young leaders such as Julius Malema, Bobi Wine and Nelson Chamisa that they are “Pulled on a string as puppets with no ideology.” (8)

(1) Francis Kwarteng (11/09/15) Achievements of Nkrumah and where Ghana would have been today https://newsghana.com.gh/achievements-of-nkrumah-and-where-ghana-would-have-been-today/

(2) Bro. Ldr. Mbandaka (28/11/14) EBOLA: Global Epidemic or Germ Warfare? Pt2. Alkebu-Lan Nommo presentation; Odile Tobner (17/09/08) Cameroon. Reviving a dream. A tribute to Ruben Um Nyobé. https://survie.org/pays/cameroun/article/cameroon-reviving-a-dream-a

(3) Geopolitical Futures (12/01/19) Coups in Africa Since 1950. https://geopoliticalfutures.com/coups-africa-since-1950/

(4) DemDigest  (13/09/21) Why coups are making a comeback in Africa. https://www.demdigest.org/why-coups-are-making-a-comeback-in-africa/; Rédaction Africanews with AFP (10/09/21) Over 1,200 civilians killed in two DR Congo provinces this year: UN. https://www.africanews.com/2021/09/10/over-1-200-civilians-killed-in-two-dr-congo-provinces-this-year-un/ ; Bro. Ldr. Mbandaka (26/03/21) Statement on the Death of Pres. John Pombe Magufuli (Tanzania)  Alkebu-Lan Revivalist Movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtRpwtimaIA&t=2s

(5) Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan on Galaxy Radio (24/05/21) How will the “Great Reset” affect Afrikan Liberation?  https://www.mixcloud.com/AfrikaSpeaks/how-will-the-great-reset-affect-afrikan-liberation-240521/; Tim Bryant (07/05/16) The Hidden Truths of Africa: Neocolonialism and the Modern Age of Slavery. https://wakeup-world.com/2016/05/08/the-hidden-truths-of-africa-neocolonialism-and-the-modern-age-of-slavery/

(6) Kemo Cham  (10/09/21) African Union Suspends Guinea After Coup.  https://nation.africa/kenya/news/africa/african-union-suspends-guinea-after-coup-3545602

(7) Henry Makori (23/02/17) Not reform, overhaul the African Union. https://www.pambazuka.org/pan-africanism/not-reform-overhaul-african-union

(8) Pan-African Daily TV (27/01/21) Rutendo Matinyarare On Afro-conciousness: Youth And Leadership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ3FYHhNxq4&t=2806s

we ask the question:

Nkrumah’s Ghost Pt. 1: Where is the Pan-Afrikan Vision?

1) Where would Afrika today be had Kwame Nkrumah not been ousted?

2) Why do coups on the continent seem to be making a “comeback”?

3) Do todays emerging leadership really have no ideology?

4) Is Afrika equipped to deal with globalisation, the great re-set and the 4^th industrial revolution?

Our special Guests:

Bro. Ldr. Mbandaka: Resident guest who is Spiritual Leader of the Alkebu-Lan Revivalist Movement and an Afrikan-Centred Education Consultant.  Bro. Ldr is a veteran activist of almost 40 years standing, a featured columnist in The Whirlwind newspaper and author of Mosiah Daily Affirmations and Education: An African-Centred Approach To Excellence.

Bro. Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare was born in Zimbabwe but he lives in South Africa. He studied marketing and project management, but now works as a full time Afrikan social engineer. He’s also a prolific marketing strategist, specializing in branding; digital and off-line marketing.  Bro. Rutendo life’s creed is captured in his words: “As a man I seek to die having fulfilled my destiny to humanity, not having consumed much.”.