In 1945 when the United Nation was founded, Liberia was one of the four independent countries in Africa. Along with Liberia, there were Ethiopia, Egypt, and South Africa. Despite its own internal contradiction of native versus settler phenomenon, Liberia was a shining star among the colonized nations of Africa as well as source of inspiration for these countries as they fought for their independence from their colonial masters.
Now, Africa is a continent made up 54 independent nations. The question is, how much power do we have today as Africans in regards to the issues affecting Africa and the rest of the world? Does our collective voice as Africans really matters in the current fight for geopolitical dominance between the US, and Israel on one hand, against Iran on the other hand? What is Africa's collective stance on the US' illegal blockage of Cuba or the kidnapping of Venezuela president, Nicolas Maduro?
Is Africa's voice or stance on issues respected as sovereign nations or are Africans, within the UN context, still treated with disrespect because our continent is still being marginalized by powerful nations, mostly our former enslavers and colonizers?
Today, the most urgent crisis in the world is the Israel-American war against Iran. This was an unprovoked act of aggression against a sovereign nation of Iran. Today, this conflict is affecting the entire world in terms of higher fuel prices in the entire world. As a people who have been victims of racial and colonial exploitation by the Europeans, do we stand on the side of the nation that has been unjustifiably attacked or are we blindly supporting the aggressors out of fear that they may sanction us?
We saw how Africa was disregarded during the Liyan crisis. When NATO embarked on its mission of character and physical assassination against the Libyan leader, Moammar Kadaffi, with a ferocious bombing campaign, Africa, through the African Union, offered to intervene in other to bring about a peaceful resolution, but NATO did not Listen. It went ahead with its aggressive campaign in support of the rebels who rose up against the Libyan leader. Today, Libya is classified as a failed state.
Today, the sovereign nation of the Islamic Republic of Iran is going through the same situation with Israel and US. On February 28, 2026, the two countries carried out military strikes against Iran, killing their top leadership, including its Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei as well as 178 school children and their teachers. This decapitation attack was intended to collapse the government and replace it with a puppet regime that would be subservient to the American and Israeli power in the region. Despite the military pressure campaign, Iran is still standing tall. Since the military campaign has not succeeded in achieving its goals or objectives, US is pressuring other nations to support its maximum pressure campaign against Iran, the sole goals being to dislog its leadership so as to put in place a puppet regime that will answer to them. So far, Russia and China, because of their own geopolitical interest are not going along. They have jointly vetoed the UN Security Council Resolution intended to continue to maintain maximum pressure on Iran.
The question now is, where does Africa stands on this issue of foreign aggression against other sovereign nations? Will Africa make its position known through the African Union or will each individual nation make its own decision? Will assert its positions or follow like a lop dog with its tails between its lags?
