{"id":24111,"date":"2025-12-13T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T14:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexicopress.com\/?p=24111"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:08:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:08:32","slug":"africa-must-wake-up-a-moment-of-humiliation-a-call-for-rebirth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexicopress.com\/?p=24111","title":{"rendered":"Africa Must Wake Up: A Moment of Humiliation, a Call for Rebirth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Written By Abasi Ssonko Muko Jr. <\/em><\/strong> Dalka Connect \u2013 Lexico Press<\/em><\/strong> August 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I<\/strong>n recent months, African citizens across the continent and the diaspora have watched social media \u2014 especially X (formerly Twitter) \u2014 erupt with unprecedented levels of racism, Islamophobia, and open humiliation directed toward African nations. From disturbing comments by political leaders in the United States: to widespread anti-Black racism in parts of the Arab world and rising far-right hostility in Europe, a troubling global pattern has emerged.<\/p>\n

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That pattern reveals one truth: Africa must wake up.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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This is no longer just about online insults. It is about how powerful nations America, Europe, Turkey, and segments of the Arab world continue to manipulate Africa\u2019s internal misunderstandings for their benefit, exploiting divisions while extracting value. And perhaps most painfully, it is about Africans among us who assist them blindly, for personal gain, validation, or borrowed prestige.<\/p>\n

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This moment is humiliating, but it also carries within it the seed of awakening.<\/p>\n

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America\u2019s Renewed Contempt toward Africa<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The rhetoric from the current U.S. administration has once again placed Africa in its crosshairs. In early 2025, President Donald J. Trump referred to Somali immigrants as \u201cgarbage\u201d in a Cabinet meeting a comment widely reported by AP News. He further claimed that African nations were \u201creleasing criminals\u201d into the United States, saying:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey released jails\u2026 they came from the Congo\u2026 they came from all over the world.\u201d\u2014 Donald J. Trump, remarks reported by Fox News, April 2025<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

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The African Union publicly condemned these statements and warned that such language undermines decades of U.S.\u2013Africa cooperation. This is not new. But it is now louder, more open, and more globally normalized.<\/p>\n

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The Arab World: Brotherhood in Words, Racism in Reality<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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While many Arabs stand in genuine solidarity with Africans and share deep historical and religious ties, the uncomfortable reality is that anti-Black racism remains widespread across several Arab countries. The Arab Barometer found systemic racial prejudice across multiple nations, with Black Africans consistently reporting discrimination.<\/p>\n

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A Libyan security guard stands next to African immigrants in the port of Tripoli on Dec. 5, 2011, after authorities foiled their attempt to illegally immigrate to Europe. Thousands of sub-Saharan Africans have been stranded or imprisoned in Libya, suspected of being mercenaries for former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

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Human Rights Watch documented widespread attacks against Black migrants in Tunisia \u2014 beatings, evictions, arbitrary arrests \u2014 targeted purely due to skin color (2023).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

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In Libya, refugee organizations reported \u201ca drastic outbreak of racist violence against Black people\u201d<\/strong> in 2025, including assaults, forced disappearances, and degrading abuse.<\/p>\n

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Even social media posts from the region routinely describe African migrants as \u201cless than,\u201d \u201cservants,\u201d or \u201cundesirable.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>These are not isolated comments. They are symptoms of a deep, unhealed wound in Arab\u2013African relations.<\/p>\n

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Europe\u2019s Open Islamophobia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Across Europe, far-right ideology is no longer hiding behind diplomacy. On X, users openly mock Islam, African migrants, hijabs, and refugee communities. Phrases like:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIslam doesn\u2019t belong in Europe.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cAfricans should stay in their continent.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are protecting Europe from Africanization.\u201d <\/em><\/strong>are now mainstream in certain political circles.Legislation banning Islamic practice, restricting migration, and encouraging deportations is on the rise. The message is unmistakable: Africans and Muslims are unwanted.<\/p>\n

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Why This Is Happening: Because Africa Is Divided<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Foreign powers \u2014 whether American, European, Turkish, Middle Eastern, or Asian \u2014 do not benefit from a united, economically strong Africa. They gain from:<\/p>\n

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