 No, I will never bash Africa, you know, I sat next to a lady in the in the plane she was an American and And she said it flat out. She said I'll bash My u.s. When I'm within the u.s. But outside the u.s. I will never bash the u.s That's what everybody else does, but internally we talk as children, but Africans don't do that We don't we're actually the ones that take the negative news to them to them exactly It's stupidity of the heist order and as soon as you start preaching positive about your own Yes, and you must be with the government is always against the ruling party. It's not about the government We support whoever is in power That was done after the Berlin conference is putting in place a System to make the Africans believe that everything African was bad and everything European was better We suffer from the legacy of colonialism We automatically feel inferior when faced with our Caucasian brothers and sisters That is something that we as individuals need to deal with it goes to How we are going to make decisions about Africa when we are faced with them So yes in some cases we have not been good negotiators for Africa. We need to do better We need to wake up as Africans and realize that we are just as good as anybody else And when we come to negotiating for Africa and getting rid of those boundaries the issues you are talking to you're right We should have addressed them 55 years later since au their issues our pan-African fathers spoke about in 1963 that we are yet To address we are yet to attain that perfect African union Our solution to truly removing corruption out of Africa is when Africa speaks with one voice as one continent and we are there You know white supremacy And the fact that we were being called black and they are calling themselves white. I call that line number one It is just such a blatant lie They are not white. We are not black and yet For centuries We have failed to denounce the lie. What is wrong with us? You see what I mean? Yeah, and yet that lie has such profound effects Subliminal messaging all around We just know that we have inferior You know, we just know that we are not as as beautiful as they are Somehow we are programmed to just take second place You know, it's like one of those cases where the front door is open But we feel more comfortable going through the back door those kind of things we do them without thinking We are automatically just Given taking second place when we could take first place in the grocery store If a white person is behind it go ahead the brainwashing is so deep That we have to be in the present. We have to to be consciously aware of what we are doing and constantly check ourselves We did not end up of this mindset overnight It's going to take a lot of undoing over time And that means one has to be conscious One has to accept the fact that they are suffering from the legacy of slavery and the legacy of colonization If you don't accept that you're suffering from this ailment, how do you begin to heal? It's like me as a doctor. I can't help you As a doctor if you don't realize you're sick and you come to me So first it's acceptance That we are suffering from these two conditions and not only are we suffering from them. We are in the intensive care I think a lot of Africans feel so inferior because they don't know their history They don't know their history, but also they've just been told back to line number one We are black and you're ugly It's everywhere. So it's not even they don't know. They're just automatically They're living in a world that just says you're second class You're inferior, you know, and we have never really done anything to denounce that line So if you don't know your history where we are sitting right now, right? This is a replica of Grey Zimbabwe And Grey Zimbabwe was built by our ancestors, right? And you see, I think she put mortar Our ancestors never used mortar. This alone should make you feel like should make you feel superior Because even they were doing research trying to say that no, it was not done by Africans So this is how Africans need to know that you need to travel more within Africa Just to discover yourself just to know that you are not what they tell you that you are When I went to Grey Zimbabwe, I felt so proud as an African But you know what though we could start with our history books Why are we still using colonial textbooks in 2022? You see what I'm saying? They used the books The educational system To brainwash us It's going to take the educational system To undo the damage But I'll tell you the place where they need to really take responsibility is religion It is religion that was used to brainwash the Africans And it's going to take religion to also undo it Why do we go into a church and see a white Jesus Christ? We all know Jesus Christ was a black man That's a fact In fact, I like to say Jesus Christ was an African diaspora Born in the Middle Eastern Grew up in Egypt That's the definition of an African diaspora That's the definition of an African diaspora I mean, let's face it That comes to my next question What is the main function of ADDI? African diaspora development institute So Jesus is your number one Number one African diaspora Number one African diaspora Well, what is the main function of the ADDI? To mobilize African diaspora to participate in the development of Africa There are more Ghanaian doctors in New York City Than in the entire country of Ghana There are more Nigerian doctors in LA Than in the entire country of Nigeria So let's be serious here What Africa needs is capacity, capacity, capacity And that capacity is in the diaspora So it behooves us to bring the diaspora together Let them understand what is really going on in Africa Diaspora not going home Diaspora angry about Africa Because they are not understanding the root cause of why Africa is where it is today They think getting rid of the president will take care of the problem far from it That president is just going to be replaced by another one We have the six regions of Africa We have the six regions of Africa Which is just an entity that's just by name only What do you mean? Can you say six regions is like Echoes? Is like Sadak? What does it mean? Where do you go if you want to go to the sixth region? I thought they had an office in Ghana Where? Okay, I've seen an office in Ghana which it's ADDI Not ADDI but it's an office for the sixth region No, the sixth region has not been officially approved as a decision by the African heads of states All they have done is to approve it And made it a part of the constitution That's it I'm so confused because I went to the launch of the African Diaspora flag though So I mean I have to do more research about that then There are processes in which the African Union works You are a smart man You can look them up yourself One person doesn't get up and decide they're going to do something Without consulting the people Consultation with the people is important What do you think will happen to Africa if the African diaspora decide to invest more in Africa? That is the only solution What I tell the African diaspora is that we are the true gold We are the true gold You know the reality is people don't realize as we speak There is not a single African country that has the capacity to build an airport Capacity to build a railway line But collectively as the continent we have all the expertise we need But each country is trying to look within this country And when it cannot find the expertise they go outside Outside the continent Because we are not united It will even be very difficult for them to find engineers next door Because we are not united So my hope was that the AFCFTA would begin to put us together Bring us together in a way that access to professionals is easier But that's not happening So ADDI is saying we have expertise galore Black people must understand what is really going on Because what we are showing instead is Oh look at those Africans killing each other There are some serious games that have been played in Africa for far too long And once we understand that we can strategize As to how we can begin to bring the difference And bring the change that Africa needs And that change can only come if the African diaspora are united And the Wakanda villages as I call them It is our organized way of saying starting with one African diaspora send off excellence It will be a new city, a developmental hub That we can let take from there every sector is developed Take healthcare How many doctors do we need in this region to take care of this many people We pick up education, same thing We pick up engineering We pick up electricity How many megawatt power do we have in the region How many do we need Be it solar, be it wind, be it hydro, be it geothermal, be it I use the example of the airport in Atlanta The busiest probably most beautiful airport Most well run airport It was built by majority 50, over 50% black people Mayor Maina Jackson of Atlanta back then When he was commissioning the airport A lot of white businesses came in and they were putting in their proposals And he realized there were no black companies They said, where are the black companies? They said, we can't find them So he pushed the purpose back and said Hey, I'm not signing this until you find some black companies So they had to go find them So that's how black people ended up participating in building the Atlanta airport Why aren't we getting them? They're still there in Atlanta Why aren't we getting them to come and build airports in Africa? None of the airports are built by black people Because we're not united So ADDI is saying, let's have some way that we can all come together We all speak with one voice And we can all build the Africa that we want together So we prevent it being exploited I was in Zambia and I saw one Turkish man With the big apartment complex that he built Now that's how does a young man from Turkey Decide I'm going to go to Zambia And I'm going to make money These units are 100% booked Average rent is $500 to $5,000 a month This Turkish man flies in He's a manager He's making money out of Africa And I said to myself, why can't African diaspora do this? Other people are seeing what Africa has But the diaspora cannot see what Africa has You don't think the diaspora complains a lot? Yeah, we do But why do we complain about Chinese people coming in? I know, when we are not coming I think there's this thing I need to tell people man Wherever there are people complaining a lot That's where the opportunity is This is our, absolutely But yes, when Africans get so comfortable with life in the US Life in Canada, Europe And they start saying that there's nothing in Africa I think you've built a successful business in Africa Yeah, absolutely And I think there's a lot of people that have moved back We need to look at the opportunity Because when you are in the diaspora And you come back, you have When you come, you see so much opportunity And I think that, look, sometimes it's not about you working alone It's about you partnering with somebody Right? Because you can't do it alone There are businesses, there are young entrepreneurs here Who just need investment? Who just needs somebody with your expertise? All you need is investment From somebody in the diaspora to come and partner We need more partnership That's how we're going to grow But you know what? With ADDI Those who are members of ADDI The conversations have changed The conversations have changed But those who are not yet aware They complain That's all they do Somehow they expect change to come to Africa Through osmosis They want to complain from 10,000 miles away And they want somebody to build an Africa That they want That looks more like the West So they can just waltz in But they don't realize it It's happening Africa is moving forward Except we don't own it The outsiders are owning those nice Grocery stores that you go in And they're well-stabbed with everything you want Hardware stores with everything you could ever think I can live a life in this country Like I live in America But we don't own it Who owns Africa? Who owns Africa You see, you got to understand That when we were under colonization The companies that ran the economies of all African countries Were companies that belonged to the colonizer If a country was colonized by the British The majority of the companies That controlled the economies of those countries were British If you're colonized by the Germans German countries German companies If you're colonized by the French French companies And so forth That my brothers and sisters They never gave up They still continue to control the economies Of their former colonies To this day But the opportunities are still there There's still room Plenty of room For African diaspora to come in In spite of the many years of exploitation and abuse The statistics are telling us that they've only exploited Maybe 10% of Africa's natural resources And every day We're discovering more and more African natural resources So we are inheritors of an amazing, amazing continent With endless riches If we can just wake up to realize that And it doesn't take much invest in Africa There's so many low-hanging opportunities And our people are being told Don't go to Africa You went to Borodale Yep Would you think you are in Zimbabwe? No White people everywhere I was in Victoria Falls Same thing But Africans are being told Don't go to Zimbabwe Don't go to Africa No, they want to keep Africa to themselves And we are stupid enough to listen to their narrative And believe in them And then not only do they tell us Don't go to Africa They want you to be the mouthpiece To bash Africa No, I will never bash Africa I sat next to a lady in the plane She was an American And she said, flat out she said I'll bash my U.S. when I'm within the U.S. But outside the U.S. I will never bash the U.S. That's what everybody else does But internally we talk as children But Africans don't do that We don't We're actually the ones that take the negative news to them To them Exactly It's stupidity of the heist order And as soon as you start preaching positive about your own continent Ah, you've been paid to say Yes, and you must be with the government Always against the ruling party It's not about the government We support whoever is in power Period Because at the end of the day they come and go But the people and the programs must continue And we the people as private citizens and private sector Must make sure that those programs continue But we just like to complain And that is another serious disease Which again now says When it's all said and done In spite of all the other issues and factors That come into play For us to be where we are today as a people When it's all said and done It goes down to you And imaging the mirror Your mind You see a free mind If a mind that is free of colonization It doesn't matter where you take me If my mind is clear And I can see clearly You cannot use me to destroy myself and my people What color fires want to join ADDI? You just have to be an African All people of Africanism You must be a person of Africanism Just Sam before I go You know you didn't tell me anything about you You're born and raised in Zimbabwe Born and raised in Zimbabwe Which part of Zimbabwe? Chivu Where is Chivu? Chivu is in National and East Oh okay Yes So you grew up here? Grew up here I left soon after high school to go to college Oh okay Yeah I've been out of the country for 45 years Married a Ghanian And so I'm a very proud Ghanian wife I said when it came to husbands I knew where to go I get in trouble with Zimbabwe men for that But also there was a study that said Ghanian men made the best husbands in the world No that's a fact I have to agree with you So which is the qual come from the Ghanian? That's the Ghanian one yes How was life growing up in Zimbabwe? I think I believe that 45 years ago During apartheid And that's what really saddens me When you see young people You even hear some young Zimbabwe say Life was better during Ian Smith If you had something like that No people would talk like that Even to today Yes Yes Life was better during Ian Smith Are you kidding me? When you were only able to be either a domestic worker If you're lucky to become a nurse Or a primary school teacher That was it Then the rest farm worker That's that's where the only options You couldn't go to college You were not even good enough to be a bank teller That's how bad things were We were relegated to to the west parts of the countries Where no rains You couldn't really do any meaningful farming They pretty much had us cornered And you called that Because you were able to to to have a bag of mille mill And have your sardza every day You called that life Even the ones who are complaining the most They are the doctors and the lawyers and the accountants They're all these professionals You couldn't be doing any of those things during Ian Smith Some people died People don't realize It took a few young men Bold awoken young men To get out of their heart And say if I go east in this direction I shall end up in a country called Mozambique That is sympathetic to my course I'm risking my life I'm living my family I'm going to go out there I'm going to learn how to fight And I'm going to come back And defend what belongs to me If I go north I'll end up in a country called Zambia Town than here And so young men left with nothing But the belief that things cannot continue To be the way they are Where are those young men? It is those young men Many died did not come back But they made those ultimate sacrifices So to want to insult them By telling them life was better with Ian Smith That is sad And you are where you are today Because of those young men and women Who risked their lives to liberate Zimbabwe Where are we going wrong? Why are they not getting this? We are now in what we call the fourth War of Liberation The fourth jimreka in Zimbabwe would call The first jimreka was when the British came And the Mbya Nehanda's War of Resistance The second one when the young men and women Went into the Bush Gorilla Warfare The third jimreka for Zimbabwe Is when the war of liberating our lands And now we are in the fourth jimreka Which is the economic liberation And they have to realize For us to be economically liberated It takes unity It takes understanding Clearly being submissive To those who have always abused us Is not how we are going to get to the promised land Our people must wake up And for them to wake up They need a serious conversation With the image in the mirror Your final message to the youth of Africa The youth of Africa please wake up Africa is yours to take Africa is yours to rule and manage But for you to do so You must understand your Africa Understand the issues And what's really going on But above all Protect yourself from being used As an instrument of your own self-destruction Guard yourself because you are red meat When it comes to the West And their desire to destroy and exploit And control Africa through you The question is Are you willing to be used Are you going to be one of the few brave men Who came out of Zimbabwe Out of Mozambique Out of Namibia Out of South Africa Out of Angola Out of Algeria And many other African countries To say I am sick and tired of being sick and tired I'm going out I'm going to learn how to fight And I'm going to come back And I'm going to defend my turf Are you one of those? So my desire is to see all of us Africans Wake up And defend our turf How about an event in October? We have an event in October As you know I've been traveling in Africa The past six months I went to seven different countries Looking for a home For ADDI And I ended up in Zimbabwe Which was the last country that I thought I would end up in But during my travels I met with a couple of presidents And former presidents And one in particular I was challenging them as to What is this all about the sixth region? You only proclaimed all people of African descent Living outside Africa Which still is not correct Because you are making an assumption That I have the same privileges As the African American Which is not true I am an American citizen But I'm also a Zimbabwean citizen An African American only has one citizenship They also need a citizenship in an African country That's how we equalize the playing field So what were your plans and how are you intending To equalize this? And that's when this Former president said well We did our part We incorporated the sixth region Into our constitution And now it's up to you diaspora To organize yourselves And we need a meeting A representative sample of diaspora From every corner of the world They must come You must find a host country To host you And you meet You deliberate on what you want If you tell us what you want We'll be happy to approve it But it cannot be just one small organization here He even mentioned a couple of people And he said no It has to be people from everywhere Every corner of the earth He said ambassador if you can call that meeting I'll be happy to get my own president To host that event Then he took me through the whole history Of the Pan-African Congress Going back to W.E.B. Du Bois And the first five PSCs And then the sixth PSC in Tanzania And the seventh in Kampala And then they're voted eighth In South Africa and then Ghana But he suggested that Who could hold the ninth Pan-African Congress But focus on the sixth region Where you guys tell us your demands But the important thing is Get people from all over the world If we can get that sample Find a government to sponsor the event That government can then deliver Your demands to the other heads of states At whatever summit they will present it That's how we can actualize the sixth region So I was armed with knowledge And I was very grateful For all that information that he gave me So I went around calling and talking to diaspora Sharing with them what I had been told And a lot of people got really interested So by the time I got to Zimbabwe I decided to have a conversation With the Zimbabwean government And President Nongoga agreed That they were comfortable with the country Sponsoring the Pan-African Congress And also I have my own desire To see diaspora come to Africa And see and appreciate the opportunities So it's going to be a combination of that conference As well as investing in Africa Spotlight Zimbabwe So that's going to be held in Victoria Falls From October 14 to 19 We're hoping to really just have a group of diaspora From all over It's not one organization It's from all over People are coming They're representatives of different organizations To just have a conversation What do we want as a people living outside Africa? As is Nobody can claim the Sixth Region Because it hasn't been commissioned They haven't made a decision on it Because we have never brought anything To the heads of states So in one kind of turn Yes, yes, yes Our strict law invitation No, it was out We just sent it out There was a question here One fills out And we are submitting the names to the government of Zimbabwe It is the government of Zimbabwe That will send out the letters Okay All right, so I guess if you want As long as you're of African descent, of course Yeah If you are watching this video Probably we're going to get a link So that you all can fill up If you are interested in coming And am I invited? You are definitely invited We're very proud of you Especially that you are an African youth Who is awoken Who is enlightened Who gets it We hope that more and more young people can emulate you And realize that Africa is going to be built by the Africans The good, the bad, and the ugly We must own it That is our Africa We can no longer continue To bash Africa If you don't promote Africa Then who are you? And I'm telling you this I will never bash Africa You and I can have a conversation About what's going on It's internal, it's family But I'm not going to go out there And just bash Africa for what reason? For what reason? There's so much good out of Africa I've chosen to highlight The goodness out of Africa That's it Let the others who want to spend time Bashing Africa Go ahead There are enough of you out there I have decided For the remainder of my days I am going to highlight The goodness out of Africa Because you see, it's like two wolves The good wolf and the bad wolf If you continue to feed the bad wolf He just gets stronger And will destroy you I've decided I'm going to feed the good wolf And that's talking about The goodness out of Africa And there's plenty of goodness out of Africa Exactly So thank you for your work That's exactly what you're doing Thank you Thank you so much for that I really appreciate you I still can't believe that I'm sitting down with you And I hope and believe that There's going to be more conversations That we're going to have Absolutely Probably one of these days I might invite you online For us to have another conversation Like this online Absolutely And I look forward to seeing you here in October Thank you