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The new world order and the place of Africa in the concert of nations or the palaver tree of all the countries of the world

malumiereetmonsalut Par Le 03/11/2024 à 00:00 0

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The configuration of world power was strongly influenced by the two great wars. Image: pixabay

The changes taking place on an international scale on the basis of the constant evolution of quantitative data, give rise to classification tables of the most powerful nations in the world in all areas, while establishing new configurations of leadership.

As time evolves, new choices are necessary for a more equitable management of the problems of a world in perpetual turbulence in order to further translate into action the need for a multipolarity which perfectly responds to the ideals of liberal democracy praised in particular by the early superpowers.

If while the United Nations Organization was created in October 1945 a large majority of African countries were still dormant or stereotyped in colonial domination, the time of black subhumans is a bygone era which no longer corresponds to current challenges and trends which, since the beginning of the second millennium AD in particular, have constantly campaigned in favour of greater representation of the African continent in the United Nations Security Council.

The configuration of global power: a story of superpowers

The configuration of world power as we currently observe it established around five main powers, was strongly influenced by the two great wars. If at the end of the first the great powers of the time were China represented by Taiwan, France, Great Britain, Italy and Japan without taking into account the United States which largely contributed to the creation of the League of Nations (SDN ) but who ultimately did not formalize their membership in this organization because the American president of the time, namely Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), was blocked in his progress by the refusal of the Senate to ratify his proposal for membership, the second configuration established at the end of the Second World War and which made the UNO Security Council the most influential body of the organization with 15 members currently including 5 permanent members who in addition to being the big winners of the Second Great War, notably the United States, France, the United Kingdom and the former USSR which became Russia, also represented more than 50% of the world's population alone, taking into account the colonial empires and the fifth permanent member namely the People's Republic of China particularly after the victory of the Communists or Maoists during the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949) against the nationalists led by Chiang KAI -Check and the adoption of the resolution which made the People's Republic of China a member of the United Nations Organization in October 1971 and de facto permanent member of the security council in place of the Republic of China represented by Taiwan since 1950 after the creation of the UNO and on the international scene since 1920 with the creation of the League of Nations.

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Power was therefore and still is evaluated in terms of economic, military and demographic power in addition to today also taking into account maritime, digital, renewable energy and technological factors. We therefore wonder what Africa's place could be among the largest when apart from demographic growth which is an asset for economic growth, the continent has a strong energy deficit, weak economies and very dependent on the great powers  in addition to recurring wars and armed conflicts in the African sub-region. From an economic point of view while taking into account economic potential and the transformation of this potential into wealth, African countries do not represent much compared to the largest economies in the world even if we take Africa as a country having within it several States which have experienced economic growth in recent years. Even taking into account this detail of a State-Continent which is futile for some but which makes sense for others from the point of view of a colonial experience common to almost all the States of the African continent, Africa or better the African economy still represents nothing compared to that countries like China, France, the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia which are among the largest providers of funds and which have mostly made it a habit to organize State-Continent summits which push for wondering if the African continent is a country while sufficiently demonstrating that these great powers are able to contribute greatly to the development of African countries while maintaining their hegemony in a world full of opportunities where rivalries between great powers in Africa in particular are multiple.

Africa does not need veto power

Except demographic factor, if we focus only on the power indicators mentioned above ​​and the hypothetical fact of the existence of a country called Africa which does not represent much in world trade, Africa does not deserve to have a place as a permanent member in the council of United Nations security. It is rather on the basis of the brake that the years of colonization have caused in the delays in the growth of African countries in addition of demographic and democratic factors that Africa must be included in the circle of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. A place that She has always demanded since the organization of the fifth ordinary session of the African Union which was held in Syrte in Libya in 2005 in addition to a right of veto that the five current permanent members will certainly not be ready to grant it unanimously unless they all see a particular interest in it which will benefit one or more main rivals because it is a right which guarantees while securing the strategic interests of the greatest powers who can afford to do what they want and where they want without running the risk of triggering a third world war which they have the power to avoid because they have a nuclear deterrent force.

But we do not see the importance of such a right for a continent which is already ravaged enough by wars and incessant conflicts sometimes supported by superpowers which have a dangerous power of deterrence. In addition to the three historical, democratic and demographic factors, the choice of granting a permanent seat to one or more African States must also take into account the fact that the future of the world economy lies in Africa. A continent that does not need an atomic bomb and even less the right to do evil when we want, and to do good only when it suits our interests. Africa does not need a sulphurous right. What she needs most is a greater representation within the United Nations Security Council through one or more of his States in addition to the respect of his States sovereignty and sustainable plans to preserve peace so that the margin for economic growth of the African countries, long delayed also by wars and other conflicts of interest, can continue to grow. Destined to have 2.5 billion inhabitants by 2050, the most important thing is to seek a way to take advantage of this human capital by implementing more mechanisms that will allow African countries to gradually develop while by campaigning effectively for the return and preservation of peace without which nothing is possible in a continent which also have human rights and environmental problems which require urgent measures to prevent the living conditions of populations from further deteriorating.

Africa does not need a pernicious right which promotes the spread of harmful climates and pushes certain nations to question the credibility of an organization which certainly has its usefulness, but whose decisions are very often without effect because some States have made the choice to defend their sovereignty at all costs in order not to remain in the pay of the great powers which rule the world and which will despite everything continue to rule it in several ways while knowing that they will always need the help of other States and in particular African States.

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