Authentic African Globalisation -- Mr. Angu Vifansi

Angu Vifansi hails originally from Cameroon, in West Africa. He was born on December 8, 1976. He has lived in Canada since 1998. Angu grew up in Cameroon in a Christian family but changed his faith to his indigenous African beliefs after he moved to Canada. He is married and has 2 sons. He currently works as an Export Marketing/Management Consultant with CAUSAF Trading Ltd., a company he helped form. He also works at Saint Mary’s University doing Office Administration. Angu has also been very active in the African community in Halifax during his stay in here.

Angu, describes himself as a self-taught person. He has read extensively on economics, the free world, psychology and African History. For the last 8 years, Angu has been researching alternative methods of development for Africa and her people that will enable them to get the most of their resources and eliminate covert racism. He believes that it is much easier to prosper than to remain poor.

Recently Angu was invited to make a speech during the African History Month Celebration at Dalhousie University. Here is his account of what happened.

Angu’s Account:

“I was invited to speak at to speak at an African History Month Celebration at the McInnes Room at Dalhousie University.

The event was organized by the Dalhousie African Students Asociation (DASA) and Saint Mary's African Students Society (SMASS) and was held on February 18th.

I talked to the president (Chris Eweka) and the MC of the night Immokhai Ogah, to introduce the keynote address as a message from The African descendents Dream Foundation For Freedom and Development that would be delivered by Angu Vifansi and to play the song Africa Unite by Bob Marley as I walk to the stage. I must state than none of them asked to see my speech before the event.

When it came to time for the keynote address, the MC (Immokhai Ogah), introduced the key note address exactly as planned.

When I took on the stage, to deliver the message, the crowd was a little bit noisy but after my appeals for silence, during which I stated that I had a message that spells out a compelling future of prosperity for Africa, I got the complete attention of the public.

About 1 minute in to my speech an African from Nigeria (Richard Itiveh) came to the back of the stage on my right hand side and was repeating words in pidgin English (lingua franca in English West Africa) to the effect I should stop my speech immediately and leave the stage.
About 30 seconds later, the microphone was turned off. I continued to talk without the microphone for about 1 minute 30 seconds before the executives of the student society sent some huge African guys from Nigeria to come uplift me from the podium.

They closed the curtains and then all came pushing and shoving me. I requested that they back off from me and explain why my speech was stopped in such a way. No one gave me any information but they continued to shove me.

Then the president (Chris Eweka) comes to the back of the stage and immediately comes to grab me on my waist very forcefully with both hands. I told him to leave me and not to touch me. The president rather asked me why I did “this”? And I asked what did I do?

I got no explanation. All of a sudden the president then gripped me tightly with both hands on my waist lifted me up and started heading off the stage with me with his friends from Nigeria all behind him. Due to the fact that he was hurting me seriously on my waist, I managed to push him off and released myself from his grip.

The Dalhousie Security immediately ran in and dragged me out through the back stage door of the building in complete ignominy. While they were throwing me out I told them to read my speech and gave them another copy of my speech, which I had with me. I told them I did not insult anyone. The copy of the speech, I was reading from was collected by the president of the Society.
My wife and son who were at the event were extremely traumatized. I stayed out in the cold while my wife stayed in there in disgrace begging the DSU coat check staff to give her my jacket for she could not find my coat check ticket.

While I was waiting in between the entrance door at the Dalhousie SUB and the main door because it was too cold for me to be outside without a jacket, a Dalhousie Security lady came to ask for my name. I told her I was the guest speaker and she should go ask the organizers of the event.

I am still left in shock. My family is still traumatized. My family has not received any explanation from the students.

I have attached the original copy of the speech I was reading. The speech outlines a clear path to prosperity for people of African decent, and I do not understand why any African or Non-African will be offended by a message of hope for Africans.

When I was invited to make the speech, I thought that I would be speaking to a group of open-minded university students and scholars and members of the community of African and non-African origin. The setting seemed perfect to reveal a message of hope for all people of African decent, based on a sound concept.

Given that the Dalhousie African Students Association has not contacted me to honestly explain exactly what happened and why; I am preparing a formal complaint based on the story above that:
The DASA/SMASS president and Dalhousie University Security assaulted me on February 18th.
The DASA/SMASS executive and members publicly disgraced me in front of 600 people or more. As an employee of Saint Mary’s University for 4 years now, now my colleagues, SMU students, and guests who were present were all left with the impression that I am insane.

The DASA/SMASS executives are now defaming my character. The DASA/SMASS executives are spreading false information about me now. They are spreading lies that I gave them a different speech and then changed it later.

The DASA/SMASS and Dalhousie University have repressed my freedom of speech. I have never heard of a guest speaker at any event in the civilized world, being stopped in such disgraceful manner, after reading 1-2 minutes of a 12 to 15 minutes long speech.

The DASA/SMASS executives are in possession of one of my most valuable belongings – The original copy of the speech, I was reading out. That copy of the speech would be on auction now if I had it. It is my understanding that the speech is in the keeping of the DASA/SMASS president Chris Orobosa Eweka.

Meanwhile I will continue to distribute my message and this sad story. I am forwarding this information to all news organizations in Canada, to see how uncivilized some people still act.
The contacts for DASA/SMASS are Chris Eweka (president) 902 225 7939 and Faith Mumba (Vice president) 902 877 6188 or asadal@dal.ca

I may be contacted at anguvifansi@yahoo.ca or 902 444 5414.
Angu Vifansi”

So ends Angu's account. The publisher of the blog placed a call to Mr. Chris Eweka last Sunday, February 19, 2006 and requested that he call back regarding Angu's account of the story. A man describing himself as Mr. Eweka’s brother, Patrick, answered the call and said he would give this message to Mr. Eweka. The website address and the publisher’s telephone number was left with Patrick, the publisher has not receive a return call.

Here is the text of Angu’s Speech:




“African Night 2006 Speech From The African descents Dream Foundation For Freedom and Development.


My Beloved brothers and sisters of African decent, and friends of Africa, the world over, I am privileged, humbled and honored to bring to you this great message, from the African Descendents Dream Foundation For Freedom and Development. A message of truth, that spells a compelling future of freedom, dignity, and prosperity, for Africa and her descendents.

We are extremely thankful to the Dalhousie African Students Association and the Saint Mary’s African Students Society for the opportunity to deliver this message at African Night 2006.

In 1920, a prominent British politician - ED Morel wrote in his book, titled The Black Man’s Burden, and I quote in his words:

“In the process of imposing his political dominion over the African, the white man has massacred the African in heaps and carved broad and bloody avenues from one end of Africa to the other. The African has resisted, and persisted.

For three centuries the white man seized and enslaved millions of Africans and transported them, with every circumstance of ferocious cruelty, across the seas. Still the African survived and, in his land of exile, multiplied exceedingly.

But what the partial occupation of his soil by the white man failed to do;
What the mapping out of European political "spheres of influence" failed to do;
What imported measles, smallpox and syphilis failed to do;
And what even the overseas slave trade failed to do;

The power of modern capitalistic exploitation, scientifically applied and enforced, assisted by modern engines of destruction, will succeed in accomplishing.

Its destructive effects, are not spasmodic, they are permanent;
In its permanence, reside its fatal consequences;
It kills not only the body, but also the soul. It destroys the spirit;
It will attack the African at every turn, from every point of vantage;
It will wreck his polity, uproot him from his land, and invade his family life;
It will destroy his natural pursuits and occupations, claims his whole time, and enslave him in his own home.

The Africans chances of effective resistance will steadily dwindle with the increasing perfectibility in the killing power of modern capitalistic exploitation.”

ED Morel, The Black mans Burden.

Brothers and sisters of African decent, friends of Africa, This is a prophecy that was made about a century ago. Think about it!


Today, the African is the most endangered species on earth. The African continent, is ravaged by famine, wars, diseases, poverty and corruption. About 7000 Africans die each day from AIDS alone, and there is the new threat of a potential bird flu outbreak.

Today in North America:
The Black underclass is larger than ever. Poverty, crime, infant mortality, drugs and now AIDS have been decimating large sections of our populations. Dr. King’s worry about the ghetto-isation of the Black experience is still serious.

The judicial and penal system continues to be hard on Blacks -- 40% of those on death row are Blacks, and there are more black youth in jail than in colleges.

Meanwhile covert racism continues to evolve in to new ways of reducing human dignity and debasing human potential the world over.

Beloved brothers and sisters, it is the wicked desire of modern capitalistic exploitation to immortalize the erroneous belief that ‘nothing good comes out of Africa”.

But, if necessity is the mother of invention then stereotype is the reverse of true creativity.
Brothers and Sisters; we must remember that Nature first made us who we are; and through our own creative genius, we make ourselves who we want to be.

In today’s world your keen sense of competition as an individual, group or race is the price you pay for your feast or famine.

We must create our own tomorrow; as within tomorrows sweeping patterns of change, lays today’s opportunities.

It is easier to prosper but much harder to remain poor.

We cannot be satisfied as long as we remain servants in our own destiny.

We cannot be satisfied as long as the African remains the most endangered species on earth.

Brothers and sisters:

The African Descendents Dream Foundation For Freedom and Development has emerged to complete the realization of the dream for which our ancestors generously fought and sacrificed their lives for us to have the freedom of choice we enjoy today.

MARCUS GARVEY!! MARTIN LUTHER KING!! NKWAME NKRUMAH!! MALCOLM X!! PATRICE LUMUMBA!!

May their lives inspire and guide us on this path to freedom and prosperity!!


The purpose of the African Descendents Dream Foundation For Freedom and Development is the establishment of Africa’s dignity, progress and prosperity through the emergence of a United People of African decent, united under one authentic consumer brand - African Dream, working for the complete social and economic mobilization and the establishment of a fine social order.

The philosophy of the African Descendents Dream Foundation For Freedom and development is:

One People! One Choice! One destiny!

Brothers and sisters of African decent, friends of Africa, the message of freedom and prosperity is unmistakable.

The message is: Be authentic and practice consumer social responsibility.

Consumer social responsibility is the moral duty of every person of African decent, to restrict consumption to the African Dream brand, in order to achieve the complete realization of our dream of freedom, prosperity and dignity.

By uniting under the African dream brand, we acquire the momentum necessary to move investment, in a way that will bring about, drastic, spontaneous and simultaneous development of all people of African descent on the continent and in the Diaspora.

Once we adopt consumer social responsibility as part of our culture, new manufacturing and distribution enterprises will emerge, that meet the African dream authentication standards, which ensure that people of African decent benefit the most from their resources.

Consumer social responsibility is the vehicle for authentic African Globalisation.

Brothers and sisters, to be authentic is to stand emotionally naked, and ask who am I? And to strive for honesty in the dialogue we have with ourselves.

Be authentic, by constantly seeking models, concepts, and examples that question the status quo. Authenticity demands not just an openness to see the world anew but also demands a passion to be the boss and not a servant in your own destiny

Be authentic, by living in recognition that we cannot live in dignity or prosper, if we are forced to live out our lives, as if we exist in a series of isolated domains.

What pollutes one part of our being impacts our whole being.

When our actions are disconnected from who we are, we take something away from that which we are capable of in everything we do. Attempts to maintain respect for those who don’t deserve respect destroys our own self-respect. When we cheat ourselves we cheat those who care for us.

Be authentic by using your consumer choice as a bargaining chip for a future of dignity and prosperity for your children.

Authenticity is your shield from the evils of modern capitalistic exploitation. Lack of authenticity destroys the spirit.

To all leaders of African nations on the continent and in the Diaspora: Your people are on a march to prosperity, To lead this march, you must practice and promote the culture of consumer social responsibility, get rid of corruption and put in place a fair justice system.

To all students, scholars and professionals, of African decent: You must remember that you are; an embodiment of potentials. Some of these potentials you have tapped while a huge percentage is a dormant gold mine awaiting your discovery. You have to prove to the world that you can be the best. Suiteris Paribus; How will consumer social responsibility benefit all people of African decent and how does it work?


To: Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, and Kofi Annan. You must remember that Fame and fortune fade away but change will forever remain.

To those brothers and sisters who have attained prominence through intelligence, natural talent, arts, show business, or sports: In thy prominence let thy authenticity shine.

To all brothers and sisters at war: War only increases poverty. It is time to put down your weapons and put on your authentic amour of consumer social responsibility and march on to victory, dignity, and prosperity.

To the political elite, religious figures, the military, and community leaders in Nigeria: You owe all people of African decent a special responsibility to resist the temptations and cunning manipulations of poverty which will attempt to drive you to war. If war ever breaks out in Nigeria then Africa will never regain her dignity, and poverty the smart oppressor is aware of this fact.

To all religious and educational institutions in our communities in Africa and the Diaspora: You must adapt your objectives to include promoting African consumer social responsibility as the solution to poverty and the requirement for a prosperous tomorrow.

And to the rest of the world, who share our plight and all who want to share in, learn about, or work for, our dream for humanity.

We are at www.africanglobalisation.org.

Brothers and sisters, consumer social responsibility provides each of us a rich and seamless way to work together to achieve our dream of freedom, dignity and prosperity.

Consumer social responsibility is a dream anchored on reality and rooted in intent. The companion of intent is courage.

If we all advance confidently in the direction of consumer social responsibility we will meet with unprecedented success in the common hours.

Brothers and sisters: To dream is to touch our uniqueness. To dream is to become conscious that we are far more conscious, than that described in the script, that others have written for us.

To dream is to connect with the inner voice that narrates our personal story. To dream is to surface and set in motion the opportunity to live and fulfill that story. To dream is to cast aside the shackles of ordinaries and inhabit a world where we are the most and best we can be.

Brothers and sisters, you must share your dream through story, for in story we share not only what we desire but also who we are.

A dream that remains hidden cannot be realized. Helping others surface their dream, is an act of generosity, drawn out of a serving spirit. Dreams that remain hidden lead to assumptions that to live in dignity and prosperity is the prerogative of others.

We must remember that not to dream is to pass the control baton, to those who do.
Brothers and sisters, by committing to consumer social responsibility, we shall prove that greatness is not to be measured in stockpiles of atomic bombs; But in the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity, the innate respect for human lives, and the intense humanity that is our heritage.

The African race, united under the African Dream brand, will emerge not as, just another world bloc to flaunt its wealth and strength, but as a Great Power whose greatness is indestructible because it is built not on fear, envy and suspicion, nor won at the expense of others, but founded on hope, trust, friendship and directed to the good of all mankind.

Brothers and sisters; there is a tide in the affairs of every people when the moment strikes for change. This is our chance. It is high time this world changed from its hateful insanity, in to a loving state of mind. It is time for a profound awakening! This is not a threat, but a wave of awakening, and a storm of enlightenment.

It is time for the light to shine, and the moment for the darkness to disappear. That forever, these words are power, and they are more powerful than the fearful prophecies. Arise, our world for humanity is one. UNITED we shall win. But in DISUNITY we shall never stand.

Now that we have heard the truth and resolved to commit to the truth we can confidently shout – Free at Last! Free At Last! Free at Last!!!”

So ends Angu's spreech. On Saturday, February 25 at 3:00 p.m. Mr. Angu Vifansi will address this subject at a small gathering at Kilimanjaro Books and Cafe at 3442 Dutch Village Road, Halifax. The moderator will be F. Stanley Boyd, who will introduce the speaker. The charge at admission is $2.00, a twoony, all are welcome.