🇹🇬According to Togolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Robert Dussey: “Africans are afraid to assert themselves”:
Is Togo about to join the AES?
If the foreign Minister’s statement that public opinion in his nation is overwhelmingly in favour of joining, then I will answer that question in the affirmative.
Togo’s Foreign Minister Robert Dussey recently revealed his country’s interest in the Alliance of Sahelian States (AES). The Togolese diplomat’s remarks show that his people strongly support the idea of ​​joining the AES. “What binds us with the AES countries is the same ideology: Africa first, our country first. We share a common vision, we are African, we are Africanophones,” said Minister Dussey. These statements, made during an interview with Voxafrica, were widely broadcast. He added in the video: “For us, today, President Assimi GOITA is an opportunity for Mali.”
In his speech, he specified that joining the AES was not impossible, but that the decision was up to the President of the Republic. “Ask the Togolese people, ordinary Togolese men and women, if Togo wants to join the AES, you will see their answer. They will tell you yes,” he assured, while emphasizing that “African people want to be themselves.” He also specified: “We are not against anyone.”
The minister deplored the current role assigned to Africa, which he considers “lamentable”. He declared: “Africa is used only to serve the great powers. This is not normal, it is no longer admissible.”
“Sometimes, as Africans, I am even ashamed to see ordinary Africans, not only politicians, but also in their reasoning, their way of thinking and speaking, who have the impression that they need the other to exist. The African is afraid to assert himself,” expressed Robert Dussey.
In conclusion, the Togolese diplomat said that the African is afraid to take charge of his own destiny, and that this should not be accepted. He stressed that this is a general problem that we must solve.
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