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Now Reading: “Africa unite! ‘Cause we’re moving right out of Babylon

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“Africa unite! ‘Cause we’re moving right out of Babylon

Africa’s True Scale

AFRICA’S TRUE SCALE

Correcting the Mercator Projection Distortion
(Verified by United Nations Statistics Division)

AFRICA
30.37M km²

ALGERIA

DEM. REP. CONGO

SOUTH AFRICA

KENYA

NIGERIA

ANGOLA

UNITED STATES

9.8M km²

(32.3% of Africa)

CHINA

9.6M km²

(31.6% of Africa)

INDIA

3.3M km²

(10.9% of Africa)

EUROPE

10.2M km²

(33.6% of Africa)

Region	Land Area (million km²)	Percentage of Africa
Africa	30.37	100%
United States	9.8	32.3%
China	9.6	31.6%
India	3.3	10.9%
Europe	10.2	33.6%

Cultural Perspectives

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

– Chinua Achebe

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.”

– Bob Marley

Africa Unity

AFRICA IS ONE

The Map Lie & The Rhythm of Ubuntu
(Bob Marley, Garvey, Achebe)

Cultural Sovereignty

This lyrical echo of Garvey is the soundtrack to this reclamation.

“Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

– Chinua Achebe

Defining oneself by Ubuntu, by shared history, music, art, and philosophy, rather than by the languages and institutions of the colonizer. It is heeding the call of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to reject the “single story” and embrace the dazzling, complex multitude of Africa’s own narratives.

“The biggest weapon wielded and actually daily unleashed by imperialism against that collective defiance is the cultural bomb.”

– Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.”

– Bob Marley (Redemption Song)

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

– Marcus Garvey

Economic Sovereignty

Uniting to demand true value for resources and building trade networks that benefit the people of the continent first, seeing beyond the divisions that make exploitation easy.

“The political kingdom will not lead to the economic kingdom unless the economic kingdom is first established.”

– Kwame Nkrumah

“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.”

– Steve Biko

“Know thyself and you will know the world.”

– Yoruba Proverb

Psychological Sovereignty

Replacing the narrative of “developing nations” with the confidence of a continent that knows it is the cradle of humanity, home to vast wealth.

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”

– Lao Tzu

“Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.”

– Sun Tzu

“A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization.”

– Aimé Césaire

It is embracing the words of Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who argued for decolonizing the mind as the most critical step towards liberation.

Conclusion

The false map was a cultural bomb. Correcting it is an act of collective defiance.

“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.”

– Chinua Achebe (Things Fall Apart)

The world is being forced to see Africa to its true scale, not just geographically, but spiritually.

“Africa unite! ‘Cause we’re moving right out of Babylon.”

– Bob Marley (Africa Unite)

This is not about 54 nations trying to cooperate. This is about one people, one continent, remembering its rhythm and harmony, shaking off the last vestiges of a narrative designed to break them.

“The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.”

– African Proverb

The age of the divided map is over. The age of Ubuntu is returning.