I dream of a new
Africa[1]
I dream of
a new Africa
Free from
poverty, hunger and inequalities
Working on
growth, rising with anticipation
Brimming
with knowledge, skills and innovation
Showing,
sharing, learning and knowing
I dream of
a new Africa
Leading on
the cutting edge of technology
Showing the
way into cyberspace
Present and
active in outer space
Innovating
into the world of the unknown
Showing, sharing, learning and knowing
I dream of
a new Africa
Borderless,
passportless, one big community
Highways
linking Giza to the Cape of Good Hope
Railways
moving goods from the Gulf of Guinea to the Gulf of Aden
Growing
what we eat and eating what we grow
Showing, sharing, learning and knowing
I dream of
a new Africa
Kwame
Nkrumah’s Africa- united
Ahmed Ben
Bella’s Africa – economically strong
Nelson
Mandela’s Africa- Peaceful
Haile
Selassie’s Africa – welcoming
Showing, sharing, learning and knowing
I dream of
a new Africa
Clearly do
I see attitudes changing
Loudly do
the youth cry-arise , arise and build
Strongly is
the narrative changing- forward, forward ever
This too
shall surely come to be.
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