WADU Statement on the Ivory Coast

The World African Diaspora Union (WADU) is gravely concerned about the recent intensification of calls for military action against the state of Ivory Coast and is urging the African Union to take even greater effort to use peaceful means to resolve this political stalemate.

The Reverend Dr. Ndugu T’Ofori-Atta, the Chair of WADU Council of Elders and a Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellow, stated that the world and especially African must now “Choose African life over 21st century neo-colonial strategies of electoral ‘gerrymandering’ and political maneuvering to exploit Africa’s resources.” Indeed, WADU is encouraged by the AU recent peaceful initiatives such as dispatching Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya to bring a peaceful closure to the crisis. We are also calling for members of the African Diaspora leadership to make themselves available to assist the AU as ambassadors for peace in the various conflicts across Africa and the world.

The WADU leaders are impressing on all African parties to accept the African traditional art of compromise restoring shared and collective leadership, to finally break the long colonial and imperialist culture of promoting war on African people, internecine conflicts, traumatizing violence, intimidation and divisions and the abuse of human rights. WADU condemns those members of the European Union, the United States and other foreign entities in their continuous efforts to interfere and undermine the unity and advancement of African states and the African Union. Dr. Atta added that “these foreign powers need to repent for past injustices against Africa and pursue true reconciliation, for partnership in the rebuilding of Africa in the 21^st century.”

Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Vice President of WADU just returning from the FESNAM African Renaissance Conference in Senegal, stressed that “War is not the way forward to lift ourselves from the wretchedness of the African Holocaust… We have an awesome duty to restore sanity to ourselves and to the world.” The World African Diaspora Union is a Pan African and Africancentric organization representing high powered leaders from a wide diversity of African Diaspora organizations supporting the liberation, union and empowerment of African people, worldwide.

“Africa is Eternal, like the Sun will Rise again”,

His Excellency Baba Dudley Thompson, President

Dr. Leonard Jeffries, Vice President (ASCAC)

Rev. Dr. Ndugu T’Ofori-Atta, High Council Chair, (Elder)

Queen Mother Sybil W. Clarke, High Council (Elder)

Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, High Council (Elder)

Dr. Andy Thompson, Chief Commissioner (UNIA/ASCAC)

Baba John Watusi Branch, Chief Secretariat (ATABA/NAKO)

QM Yaa Dorothy Lewis, Executive, (NCOBRA/GAC)

Baba James Small, Executive (OAAU/ASCAC)

Dr. Joyce King, Executive (Scholar Activist)

Nana Yaa Farika, Executive, (Rastafarian/Maroons)

Dr. Shelby Lewis, Executive Support (Scholar Activist)

Minister Akbar Muhammad, Executive Support

Baba Mukasa Dada, Executive Support (AAPRP/SNCC)

Baba Joe Beasley, Executive Support (Africa Ascension/RainbowPush Coalition)

Dr. Molefi K. Asante Executive Support (Scholar Activist)

Dr. Julius Garvey, Executive Support (UNIA/ACL)

Baba Elombe Brath, Co-Founder & Executive Emeritus (PLC/D-12)

World African Diaspora Union (WADU)
P.O. Box 115073 Atlanta, GA 30310-0095 WADUPAM.ORG

FROM:T. West --

In agreement that the talk and threats of military action is premature and must be avoided. I have stated this and more on Mr. Ouattara's Facebook page. His stent with the World Bank alone brings reserve about his ascent. In fact, there needs to be a united front relative to our dealings with the World Bank. In other words, there must be clear demands of the World Bank prior to any Pan African organizations having serious partnerships with it. Because of China's great sway and partnerships throughout the continent, the World Bank's game is to use the Diaspora as a means of cutting into China's continental influence. Our demand must be high, very high in exchange for partnership.

The manner in which the French, Swiss, US and literally every plundering nation of Africa past and current are chopping at the bits to get Quattara seated, even if it means war. We must stand against this approach. Coco Beans is the number one trade item in the Ivory Coast and is for the Swiss's and the Western world's chocolate and other related products. Make no mistake about it, Switzerland is also the real "seat of power".

Raila Odinga, PM of Kenya, was seated as PM (new position) after much killing and loss of property in Kenya. His initial call for military action against President Gbagbo was premature. The Ivory Coast must not shed more blood, especially behind rigged elections funded by Western bodies, often swaying elections in favor of their candidate. By refusing to sit down and reason together with President Gbagbo, Mr. Quattara has shown great arrogance while being protected by an 8,000 UN force in a hotel. This is the spirit of the power behind him and that power is not African and nor is it for Africans. Just as corporations in the US can now spend an unlimited amount of money on behalf of politicians under certain conditions and not reveal who they are, these corporations and wealthy individuals have long practiced this in African nations to insert candidates of their choosing. They used this strategy in Zimbabwe and other nations of Africa. Why? To attain or maintain multi-national corporate sway over the resources of those various nations through their chosen so-called democratically elected leaders. Damakratia means to cut or divide the people and rule. Who's ruling? It is the corporate entities.

T. West
CART/AfriSynergy
SRDC/PADU Washington
www.caroundtable.com
www.youtube.com/user/AfriSynergy

http://afrisynergy.wordpress.com/

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FROM:T. West --

In agreement that the talk and threats of military action is premature and must be avoided. I have stated this and more on Mr. Ouattara's Facebook page. His stent with the World Bank alone brings reserve about his ascent. In fact, there needs to be a united front relative to our dealings with the World Bank. In other words, there must be clear demands of the World Bank prior to any Pan African organizations having serious partnerships with it. Because of China's great sway and partnerships throughout the continent, the World Bank's game is to use the Diaspora as a means of cutting into China's continental influence. Our demand must be high, very high in exchange for partnership.

The manner in which the French, Swiss, US and literally every plundering nation of Africa past and current are chopping at the bits to get Quattara seated, even if it means war. We must stand against this approach. Coco Beans is the number one trade item in the Ivory Coast and is for the Swiss's and the Western world's chocolate and other related products. Make no mistake about it, Switzerland is also the real "seat of power".

Raila Odinga, PM of Kenya, was seated as PM (new position) after much killing and loss of property in Kenya. His initial call for military action against President Gbagbo was premature. The Ivory Coast must not shed more blood, especially behind rigged elections funded by Western bodies, often swaying elections in favor of their candidate. By refusing to sit down and reason together with President Gbagbo, Mr. Quattara has shown great arrogance while being protected by an 8,000 UN force in a hotel. This is the spirit of the power behind him and that power is not African and nor is it for Africans. Just as corporations in the US can now spend an unlimited amount of money on behalf of politicians under certain conditions and not reveal who they are, these corporations and wealthy individuals have long practiced this in African nations to insert candidates of their choosing. They used this strategy in Zimbabwe and other nations of Africa. Why? To attain or maintain multi-national corporate sway over the resources of those various nations through their chosen so-called democratically elected leaders. Damakratia means to cut or divide the people and rule. Who's ruling? It is the corporate entities.

T. West
CART/AfriSynergy
SRDC/PADU Washington
www.caroundtable.com
www.youtube.com/user/AfriSynergy

http://afrisynergy.wordpress.com/

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