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Now, it is indeed true that not everyone in Africa always acts in accordance with this view of life. People sometimes identify stronger with a particular subgroup that they feel part of, than with the greater humankind. And if they then compete over scarce resources, it easily leads to conflict. But as I often say, Africa does not only have elements of pain, but also of hope. And the biggest of these is the importance attached to being human, through and with, other people. This is Africa’s gift to the world.

As South Africans we sometimes struggle to relate to our continent. We speak of “African countries” as if we ourselves are not one. But we are inseparably part of Africa and its people. Around that, we can unite.
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