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African leaders to dicuss new state for Haitian homeless
Buenos Aires News.Net Saturday 6th February, 2010
The African Union (AU), following a suggestion from President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, is considering the creation, within Africa, of a new state for the thousands of Haitians left homeless and destitute by the January 12th earthquake.
Wade called also for the nationalization of all Haitian refugees seeking to return to Africa.
He drew on the history of Haiti to emphasize the long-standing links between the island nation and Africa, saying that the homeless Haitians, as descendants of slaves taken from Africa, had the right to return and start a new life on the continent.
Jean Ping, Chairman of the African Union, told African leaders at the organization’s annual summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that they would consider Wade’s suggestion.
“It is out of a sense of duty and memory and solidarity that we can further the proposal to create, in Africa, the conditions for the return of Haitians, who wish to return after the effect of the disaster that ravaged Haiti,” Ping announced.
He described the tragedy as one that “transcends borders” and reiterated that “we have attachment and links to that country. The first black republic in 1804, that carried high the flame of liberation and freedom for the black people and has paid a heavy price for so doing.”
The idea for the creation of a new state harkens back to the formation of Liberia in the 19th century as a state for newly freed slaves.
State formation, however, is always a long and arduous process. It was almost twenty years before Liberia would achieve official independence in 1847.
However, in signs that the proposal might be seriously considered, the AU commission has already opened a special account for Haiti at the African Development Bank.
President Wade has also called for a continent-wide adoption drive to repatriate the thousands of children made homeless by the earthquake.
Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, attending the summit thanked the regional body for their support of Haiti. “The nation of Haiti is an ocean away, yet I know it is close to every African heart,” he said. Email this story to a friend
Comments on this story
Anonymous 02-06-10, 12:38 AM |
AU considers new state in Africa for Haitians made homeless by earthquake
They want to go back to Africa,for what another poor country with no stable government. They need help in Haiti to rebuild their country and they need monitary fund to be stolen by their leaders.With the supervision of the UN it could be done. (8 percent of the Haiti are poor and not educated.With the African money they can survived the time on their hands and rebuild.
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Trevor C 02-06-10, 05:13 AM |
AU considers new state in Africa for Haitians made homeless by earthquake
This sounds like it could be a reasonable solution on the surface. But I would like to think what the Haitians think about it. Haiti may not appear an ideal country to live in by Western standards, but then again would a new State in Africa be any better? Haiti is the home they know.
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valeyra 02-06-10, 07:37 AM |
Re: Trevor C
Haiti is the only home the Haitians know. They shed so much blood for that country to just walk away from it. Now they must rebuild!
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Anonymous 02-06-10, 09:06 AM |
There really is a master race amongst us.
Haitian were sold to work for the european in Haiti, then they paid for the land through billions of present day dollar to compensate the master race. Now they want to return home empty handed. Is there no justice in this world?
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Sheet Head 02-06-10, 11:40 AM |
They want Haitians to go to Africa with the aid money the rest of the world supplied.
If they go to afica, they should all be spayed or neutered first. This is the biggest problem with these people, they think that life is cheap so they breed like rats. When they get their hormones under control, then they should figure out how to support themselves. Being a parasite is not a productive way to live. They have ruined the forsts of Haiti, eliminating natural protection against flooding, they have polluted the surrounding waters, killing fish & raising an ungodly stench aorund the land, the people believe in VooDoo practises, and they sell their kids off for slavery. Africa can have them if they don’t want to show some sort of responsibility for their own futures.
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Randee Brownoser 02-06-10, 12:07 PM |
A lot more than 8% of Haitians are uneducated. Obviously, if they can’t see what they are doing by having too many kids to support, stripping away trees, leaving waste products in the streets & waters to pollute the area, selling babies to the highest bidder, leaving kids in orphanages, sending them out to be slaves, or street kids, while they take no precautions to avaoid having more, and practicing VooDoo, listening to the pope about not using condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS..The list of abhorrent behaviours by many Haitians makes one wonder, why would anyone else want them-except to get their hands into that aid money.
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Godslove1 02-06-10, 08:00 PM |
You get back what you give out, the universe see's to it.
I am so thankful that God made provision for all who spout hate, prejudice, judgment and condemnation shall receive the same in return, that way decent human beings need only pray for you all.
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js 02-07-10, 01:47 AM |
We must rebuild
Yes I agree Africa can help Haiti in many different ways, but moving to Africa would not be a smart move. We fought for our Independence since 1804 to have a country. Not all Haiti is destroyed we must rebuild. I love my county, and proud to be Haitian African descent.
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Anonymous 02-07-10, 11:53 AM |
AU considers new state in Africa for Haitians made homeless by earthquake
Yes, why not? Why not return to Africa and start a new life?
Why not? Why not call the French and say sorry for fighting for our humanitarian rights?
Why not?
Why not say to our families and friends of whom their tears and blood were shed, and tell them... You know, I understand that you died for us to have a better life, other than living our lives as slaves... Let’s tell them NO THANKS FOR OUR FREEDOM, NO THANKS FOR SAVING OUR LIVES, NO THANKS FOR THE LAND, NO THANKS FOR THEIR COURAGE...LET’S TELL THEM WE’D RATHER BE SLAVES.
AND FOR WHOM EVER IN THIS AFRICAN UNION WHO HAD BRAIN STORM THIS GREAT IDEA... TAKE A GOOD LOOK... OUR
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Anonymous 02-07-10, 12:00 PM |
AU considers new state in Africa
Brothers, Our government may not acknowledge the LOVE of our people, but after the DUST at the
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djibril 02-07-10, 02:13 PM |
isnt there any bad motive behind wade's suggestion?
i dont think it is a good ides for the haitians to turn back to Africa, if Africa think can help Haiti, then she have to help her rebuild and nothing else.
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WL 02-09-10, 06:45 PM |
In the name of our forefathers
Our fathers had given everything for that land, their dignity, their blood, their life. This is our land. If we were able to survive 300 years of slavery, we shall overcome poverty. We just want a helping hand
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sovereign1 02-13-10, 12:03 PM |
Haitians to Africa- Think Again
Okay- so if they get an African state - then what becomes of the land called Haiti? Would it become a satellite nation?
Instead the best approach would be to set aside a state for the entire African diaspora.
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ti okap 05-30-10, 10:43 AM |
Haitians to Africa
Au leaders need to trace an example by united all Africa into one state first. stop fighting between each other. stop selling your wealth to the very countries that render africa poor. Haiti has and is paying the price of freedom fighter for not only africans but for all enslave nations in south Amirica, Asia and all over the world. I would like to go to africa to but am I going to discrminat against just because I’m haitian?
for those who criticized Vodou or any other religions they are not part of. I ask you, what have you learn from your God teaching of love and leave the judgement to him.Haitian
AU leards (all poor countries) use your resources to build africa. stop supporting and feeding coruption. stop accepting money to kill your people. let start to see our country before ourselves.
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