Page 67 - Afrika Must Unite

52 AFRICA MUST UNITE
Congo. In Portuguese Africa, the Uniao dos Populacaos de
Angola and the Movemento Popular de Libertacao de Angola
were formed. Eventually, in 1959, they merged to form the
African Revolutionary Front Against Portuguese Colonialism.
This organization includes supporters in M ozambique and
Portuguese Guinea.
I have mentioned only a few of the many African political
organizations formed during and after the Second W orld W ar.
There are m any others. Their structure, organization, and the
quality of their leadership, have varied, but all have had in
common the determination to struggle for the abolition of
colonial rule and the improvement of economic and social
conditions.
O n the eve of the Second W orld W ar, only Liberia, Ethiopia
and Egypt were independent. But by the end of 1959, that is,
twenty years later, there were nine independent African States:
Egypt, Sudan, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Liberia, Ethiopia,
G hana and Guinea. In i960, Nigeria, the Congo, French
Togoland, French Cameroons and Somalia achieved independ­
ence. They were followed, in 1961, by Sierra Leone,
Tanganyika, U ganda and Nyasaland. The independence of
Kenya, N orthern Rhodesia and Zanzibar cannot long be
delayed.
This fundam ental change in the African situation has been
brought about by the struggles and sacrifices of the African
peoples themselves, and nothing can now stop the rushing tide of
nationalism. As long as a single foot of African soil remains under
foreign domination, the battle must continue.
It may be that the time has come to have a common political
party with a common aim and programme. For instance, instead
of the Convention People’s Party in Ghana, there might be the
G hana People’s Party. In Kenya, the progressive party could be
the Kenya People’s Party; in Guinea, the Guinea People’s Party,
and so on; each party having one common aim and objective,
the freedom and unity of Africa.
The various People’s Parties, with their common aim, would
co-operate with each other. A central organization would un­
doubtedly be necessary, and also a highly-trained headquarters
staff. If this kind of solidarity on the party political level could be