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Tue, 29 Apr 2025 Feature Article

Burkina Faso: Funny blame game

Burkina Faso: Funny blame game

The Pharao Empire was established in 3000 B.C., and the Roman Empire in 753 B.C. The Archimenidian Empire was established in 550 B.C. and the Mali Empire in 1235 A.D.

While in Europe man was jumping from tree to tree Africa had sophisticated civilizations. Africa was stuck in the concept of natural gods and evils meanwhile Europe was blessed by Christianity and Persia (Archimenidian Empire) later with Islam. Natural belief is experience passed from generation to generation while mono religion is a system that is embedded with the spirit of innovation that needs expansion.

The Archimenidan Empire tried to invade Europe but were stopped in Greece (Alexander the Great).

At that time the power between Europeans, Arabs, and Africans shifted to the disadvantage of Africa. Before the Portuguese reached the Gold Coast in 1492 hundreds of years before African countries had the opportunity to colonies Europe and take us Europeans as slaves. Enjoying their paradise Africans had no ambition to look for greener pastures. The white man saw his moment in history and took Africa under his control. When realizing that the white man did not only want to trade with them but take control over them why did they not rise against him? They did not have sophisticated weapons but outnumbered the Europeans by far.

Why did Africans wait until the beginning and middle of last century to rise massively against their oppressors to take back control of their land? Why did the African leaders cooperate with the white man during the slave trade and did not stop it but shared the profit made?

After the independence of African countries, why did Africans voted and still do so for leaders who sell Africa to the white man and their foreign bank accounts? Whites assassinate African leaders. Israel kills Hamas leaders in numbers. Dead bodies are quickly replaced to fight the battle against Israel. How many Africans live in Africa and how many of them can be assassinated by the white man? Does the white man want to colonize Africa openly again and fight countries in open battles?

The situation in Faso highlights again the situation between blacks and whites. The blame game is on of who mishandled who. About values and failures. About missed chances and the way out. The question is who is to blame for the development that e.g. Nigeria once lent oil money to Europe and was a rich and powerful country now rich in people but poor in development?

The white man knows when Africa is truly united the USA, Europe, Russia, China, and India combined could be the developing countries of the world, and Africa the developed world. This is common sense!

Especially in the light, this world lives in circles: Who is to blame? The white man for what he did and does or the black man for what he did or did not?

Karl-Heinz Heerde
Karl-Heinz Heerde, © 2025

PD Dipl.-Pol. Karl-Heinz Heerde (Political Scientist and Historian, Hamburg University 1980-1985), married to Alberta Heerde born Mensah, Ashanti from Kumasi with Ewe roots from Volta Region, Ghana, Entrepreneur and Author of several novels, the new constitution draft for Ghana and various Articles.Column: Karl-Heinz Heerde

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