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Commentary

England has been termed as the ‘mother’ church for African Christians. At what stage can

the children be regarded as ‘having left home’?

Modern day Africans have adapted m’zungu ‘christian’ beliefs in a way that allows
many of them to incorporate aspects of traditional African religion. They clearly have a

sense of their own identity. And yet m’zungu governments and fanatic m’zungu Christians

seek to control African societies on issues like homosexuality and same-sex partnerships.
m’zungu governments threaten African governments if they don’t give into their demands,

but at the same time m’zungu fanatic ‘christians’ stir up trouble among ordinary Africans if
their government does,.

How does that help Africa? How is this different from the ‘missionaries’ who gave

themselves this supposedly ‘god-given’ right to ‘educate’ the African? (And in doing so
diminished the role of African women as to make it conform to the 19th century m’zungu vision of a ‘domestic’

woman.) It may not be a colonisation in the way people see it but it is a colonisation of
ideas, a colonisation of beliefs. (We the m’zungu are a superior people and if you do not think like us, if

you do not believe like us – then it is you who are wrong!)
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Independence?

African nations have never been free to follow their own course

“Small nations are like indecently dressed women. They tempt the evil-minded.”

Julius Nyerere
“Foreign aid is a method by which the United States maintains a position of influence and

control around the world,”

John F. Kennedy
"A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor

which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace."

Kwame Nkrumah
Ex-colonial powers and modern day super powers have never stopped imposing their own

desires on Africa and African governments.

Throughout the post-independence period, ex-colonial powers and other donor

nations have used a wide range of policy weapons to ensure a level of control over African

nations.