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Gambian leader calls on UN to help
save Africa from developed world Courtesy: Gambia News September 28, 2009  The
President of the Gambia on Thursday called on the United Nations to step
in and save Africa from the exploitation and discrimination it has
suffered at the hands of the developed world, or the continent will take
its own action. “The UN must come to the rescue of Africa otherwise we Africans stand ready to liberate ourselves from this eternal bondage at any cost,” said President Yahya Jammeh at the second day of the 64th annual United Nations General Assembly debate. “We the Africans have been suffering for too long at the hands of the Westerners and we will put an end to this,” Mr. Jammeh told the Assembly, which has gathered at UN headquarters in New York for its high-level debate. The President said that powerful multi-national corporations, which he described as “locusts” , have exploited the continent’s natural resources for centuries, keeping at least 95 % of the profits for themselves. Mr. Jammeh noted that only four African countries receive more than 3% of the profits from the mining of their mineral resources, with the rest making even less from the companies. In addition, he said that the excruciating debt burden of African nations, which very few rich countries have cancelled, consumes 80 % of the 3 to 5 % profit left to them by the multi-nationals. “As from now the AU (African Union) would work towards ensuring that African nations and our farmers get their rightful share of our God-given natural and agricultural resources,” he said. Stressing that it is “African sweat, blood, tears and natural resources that have built the North throughout almost five centuries of merciless and racist exploitation until today,” he said that we “will no longer accept less than 65 % royalty for our natural resources. Enough is enough.” The President added that “by any means necessary” the new generation of African leaders would put an end to the degrading names they are called, such as “dictators, corrupt leaders, failed states and even rogue states. |
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