No One’s Coming to Save Africa

It's now or never...

Everyone that knows me knows that I’m a haunted person.

Some days, this mission feels like trying to push a boulder uphill. It’s very hard and exhausting. Building a prosperous Africa is already a challenge, but getting people to move beyond blame and outdated thinking makes it even harder.

While the rest of the world moves forward, asking real questions and focusing on solutions, Africa’s public conversations feel stuck. 

In Silicon Valley, they’re talking about AGI (artificial general intelligence). President Trump wants to create a Bitcoin strategic reserve in the US. In Asia, they’re embracing AI in manufacturing and rethinking education for the future. Even Latin America is pushing for reforms and innovation, with President Milei advocating for free-market capitalism to pull the region out of stagnation. And here we are, still debating on colonization, slavery, and natural resources. Yes, these things matter… They definitely shaped our past, but they won’t solve today’s pressing challenges: poverty, joblessness, and crumbling infrastructure. It’s like trying to fix a broken watch by reminiscing about the day it stopped working. The story of how it broke might be interesting, but if you don’t roll up your sleeves, find the tools, and start repairing it, time will keep slipping away. Africa’s future won’t be waiting for us while we argue over history. 

We need to focus on what’s next.

America is debating how to attract and keep talent with things like the H1-B visa. Why aren’t we asking questions about innovation, prosperity and excellence?

The truth is harsh: no one is coming to save us. 

Not the UN, not foreign governments, and certainly not the loud left-wing “Pan-Africanists” who spend more time ranting online than building real solutions. 

The world owes us nothing. 

Waiting for aid or reparations is like waiting for rain in a drought. It’s on us, and ONLY US, to build a culture of hard work, innovation, and excellence. And that’s what the Cheetah Generation is about: no whining, no blaming, no waiting. We build, build, build.

We criticize by creating.

I feel betrayed by those who say they care about black Africans but do nothing to help us move forward. 

Many on the left talk about justice, but it often stops at outrage. Their “solutions” are just empty words and virtue signaling that keeps us stuck in victimhood. They’ll write about oppression, but where are their ideas on tackling overregulation that stifles African entrepreneurs? When are they ever going to talk about how in Africa, starting a business is harder than climbing Mount Kilimanjaro? Entrepreneurs face endless paperwork, arbitrary taxes, and corrupt officials who see every new venture as an opportunity for a bribe. And the direct consequence of that is that there are less jobs for Africans, because most jobs come from businesses

Some of the people on the left even cheer for those who spread resentment instead of hope. 

It’s exhausting.

But here’s the good news: the woke ideology dominating these conversations is falling apart. 

Even in the U.S., some moderate Democrats are admitting that focusing on ideological purity instead of real solutions is a bad play. Africa doesn’t need another sermon about oppression. 

We need a plan for freedom and progress. We need initiatives like Próspera Africa to build prosperity for Africans. We need more people who understand that our history doesn’t have to define our future.

This fight is hard. Very hard. Sometimes, I’m just tired. Tired of swimming against the current, tired of trying to inspire forward thinking while so many of us are stuck in the past. 

But I’m not giving up. 

The mountain is steep, but the summit is worth it. And if you’re intellectually honest and ready to make a real difference, join us. It doesn’t matter if you lean left or right. What matters is that you care about results.

Africa deserves better. But deserving isn’t enough. We have to earn it. We have to build it. Time is running out. Wake up, Africa! 

Let’s create a future worthy of our dreams.

Follow Próspera Africa and join the movement to build Africa’s future. 

It’s now or never.