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Picture: President Idi Amin arrives in Ethiopia to address the African Union Heads of State summit (1973). He is received by Emperor Haile Selassie.
”The persistent question we must ask ourselves is ‘have we done all that is necessary to liberate Africa? Mr. Chairman, distinguished brothers, and sisters, as the truth must be told, the answer is ‘No’. Therefore I propose that Africa should harness all its military and other resources in a similar manner to what Eastern Europe has done informing the Warsaw Pact, or the Western powers in creating NATO. These regional defense pacts, to which several member states subscribe, are highly exemplary to us. Like us, each of their member states is independent. Such a mutual defense organization cannot possibly detract our countries from their individual sovereignty. And yet by coming together, we would harness our military and other material resources to unhinge and overthrow the minority racist regimes in Southern Africa, Guinea Bissau, Angola, and the Arab-occupied lands in the Middle East. For example, in Guinea Bissau, there are only 250,000 colonialists. Weigh this against the nearly 400 million Africans on this continent, then you realize the overwhelming magnitude of our inaction. This is our challenge and it must be accepted as inescapable”
– His Excellency Field Marshal President Idi Amin Dada at the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1973). His untold struggle for the total liberation of Africa from colonialism and Apartheid in South Africa.
Source: African Union archives
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