Focus on Africa:
WORLD
The 5 Emerging African Lions
The Battle for Moral Equity, Balance of Power and Peace in Africa
The battle for moral equity, balance of
power and peace carries on and we must
as watchers and intercessors keep our
eyes on the world. In this issue we focus
on Africa. If we pray for this continent
then Africa will be better placed to come
out on the right side of history in this
millennium.
5 African nations are no longer emerging
but have arrived in the 4th Industrial
Revolution and have taken their place
among the nations of the developed world.
Very soon the largest cities in the world
will be in the African continent. Economic
projections are that cities such as Lagos,
Nairobi, Accra, will be the new Shanghai in
another decade. [Source - https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=NJ5j6tWPNO]
These newly emerged African Lions are the
ones to watch and pray for in the continent
as the fate of millions depend on the African
peoples finding their manifest destiny after
so many centuries of internal strife, wars,
prolonged poverty and colonial domination.
Influx in foreign investment notably China,
economies of scale, urbanisation, provision
of goods and services and a shift from
reliance on natural resources, account for
the success of the New “African Lions,”
namely: Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda,
Kenya, Zambia. It is also interesting to note
that they are all predominantly Christian
practicing countries. I submit that if God
is doing something new in Africa then we
must partner in prayer and practice to see
it through.
The Son [of God] is shining on Africa!
“Africa is much like China in having a wide
cultural diversity of people living in vastly
contrasting environments
. The difference
is China is one country with a very strong
consciousness of oneness within its people.
It’s the accident of history that one powerful
state of Chin conquered six others uniting
China and in Africa, colonialism divided the
continent up as it is today. The past cannot
be changed but the future can. If Africans
can work on promoting the consciousness
of one Africa within different ethnic
groups, and nationalities, it will someday be
a powerhouse of the world.” Yen Tao,
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January - March 2018
Go East Young man?
Yes, indeed the sun is setting on the West
and rising in the East. China is undoubtedly
the godfather in much of African success
having invested heavily in its infrastructure,
technology and signed many trade deals.
We need to pray that this does not become
another form of financial imperialism or
economic colonialism whereby China calls
the shots and derives all the long term
benefits. Africa surely has had enough
manipulation and exploitation by external
powers who all came proclaiming peace.
There’s no free lunch in the west and Africa
should not drop its guard thinking that
there will be any in the East either.