Afrikan Economists for Afrikan Economy (Part 11)

What follows is a portion of an insightful and profoundly meaningful account of aspects economic challenge faced by Afrikan souls at a fundamental level. These words are shared by one of the great thinkers of the Afrikan wisdom tradition Ahmose (Wilson (aka Amos)):

“A people who do not share history, who do not appreciate the shared experience that their history represents, are a people who cannot utilise mutual trust., dependability, and so forth, upon which to build an economic social system. Afrikan people who forget their history are a people who forget that they had an economy before the European came into existence. They are a people who forget that their economy was developed and maintained prior to the European imperial ascendancy.

Let me quote something here about a people who didn’t forget some part of the their history… ‘Grassroots Credit System, Douala, Cameroon. When Samuel Nanci needed $35,000 to open his Joie de Vivre Bar here, he did not bother with banks. Instead he turned to the tontines, an informal credit system rooted in Afrikan tradition. Without signing a paper or filling out a form. Mr Nanci emerged from his monthly tontine meeting with $35,000 in cash….For years development economists saw Afrikan’s tontines as archaic tribal institutions that would die out with the rise of modern economies based on European-style banking systems’.

In other words, we see the European [or other alien] banking systems were expected to destroy native systems, which is what they have done in too many Afrikan countries. The banks are killing our creativity and capacity to the use the money that we have in our pockets.

‘…Cameroonians rate of participation in tontines – 47 percent – was the highest in five French-speaking Afrikan countries surveyed by Marcomer Gallup International. By contrast, only 13 percent of the people surveyed in the five nations had savings accounts. ‘Banks don’t match the mentality of the people’, said Theodorvet-Marie Fansi, the director of an economic consulting firm here. ‘They are colonial structures’’.

What is he saying? – That the economic system set up by Europeans [and other alien forces] does not match us. It doesn’t match our mentality. Where does that mentality come from? History and experience – Tradition! The European banking system comes from another people’s tradition, another people’s history, it represents the means by which they have developed to deal with their own economic situation. Therefore, it doesn’t fit us and our needs.

It helps when we [Afrikans throughout the world] look at our economic situation in terms of a developing economy. Our economic circumstance is one that requires a rather high level of what is [often] called ‘venture capital’, high risk capital. When we deal with banks we’re dealing with a system in a so-called ‘mature economy’. Therefore, the basis upon which they lend and allocate money etc. is foreign and separated from our economic reality. That’s why we get turned down again and again, besides the fact that whites [and other foreigners] want to maintain domination. We must develop a banking system and money system in line with our economic reality”.

These few points ought to highlight the hostile environment from which Afrikans must ascend to restore themselves and their own righteous economy. Wonderfully, ever-increasing multitudes of Afrikan souls are rightfully lifting themselves to realise full flourishing liberty and nationhood. The importance of being a part of spiritual and cultural organ for Afrikan ascension highlights the rightful traction of Afrikan souls for betterment of themselves and to ensure that righteous order prevails. The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation is one such organ with spiritual and cultural fabric of life and observances that energise the Afrikan soul throughout the year such as Ujamaa Kiburi Siku.

During the wonderful observance of Ujamaa Kiburi Siku to learn, develop and grow in self for the benefit of the Afrikan economy is endeavour that can be engaged in the home or elsewhere. This special time of economic spirit focus can energise this important area of Afrikan life for Afrikan souls whatever survival role they may be compelled to play in alien institutions at whatever level. As Afrikans move towards full restoration of their divine economic prowess righteous order throughout the world is also being restored.  

Afrikans be safe. Afrikans be well.

Ujamaa Kiburi Siku is a wonderful part of the spiritual-cultural observance calendar of the Universal Royal Afrikan Nation. It takes place in the first week of June marking the time of significant occurrence both on the continent of Afrika and in the diaspora concerning Afrikan economy. Ujamaa Kiburi Siku as with the other observances on the Afrikan cultural calendar is just that – an observance. Therefore, wherever the Afrikan is whether at home, at a community gathering or elsewhere it can be observed.

The Universal Royal Afrikan Nation (URAN) is an Afrikan-centred spiritual and cultural mission for ascendancy that embodies living spiritually and culturally rooted life. To find out more about URAN and its spiritual-cultural mission for liberty and nationhood click here. The exquisite URAN pendant can be obtained online by clicking here.

In his capacity as an Afrikan-centred spiritual cultural practitioner this author is available for further learning in this regard and also for the carrying out of ceremonies such as naming and name reclamation. For details please click here.

Afrikan World Studies programmes are an important forms of study in understanding the Afrikan experience. There are a range of subjects covered on these programmes including History, Creative Production, Psychology and Religion. To find out more about these learning programmes please click here. For the video promo for these learning programmes click here.

Select resources are available online via the website  of Yemanja.