*Douala Appeal for Côte d'Ivoire * *African Intellectuals Take a Stand*
*23 December 2010* While the re-election of Laurent Gbagbo gives rise to an unacceptable bellicose interference called "international community" (France, USA, European Union and United Nations and their slaves on the black continent), Cameroon and African intellectuals, concerned about the independence and the sovereignty of African states, are calling for solidarity with those fighting for these goals right now to Côte d'Ivoire, and opposition to the recolonization of Africa by the West. In 2002, Côte d'Ivoire was the victim of an attempted coup that turned into an armed rebellion in the north. This attempted coup cause the deaths of about 10,000 civilians. After several resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations had no effect, notably on the requirement for the disarmament of the rebels, the Head of State, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo, launched a "direct dialogue" in 2007 to end the political and military crisis facing the country since 2002. To this end, the Ivorian government has organized and supported, alone, the cost of "the most expensive elections in the world" (120 billion CFA francs paid to the French company Sagem), which were then followed by the illegal and clandestine preliminary announcement in the campaign headquarters of one of candidates for election, by Youssouf Bakayoko, chairman of the administrative body, the Independent Electoral Commission; and then by the proclamation of final results by the Constitutional Council, in accordance with the constitution of the sovereign Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Convinced that one cannot build peace and democracy without respect for institutions of a state and recognizing that sustainable development of African countries necessarily entails the peace, African intellectuals, mindful of: - The UN Charter, Article 2.1, 2.2 and 2.4 concerning the sovereignty and institutions of each Member State; - The Constitutive Act of the African Union, which establishes the sovereign institutions in respect of Article 3 (b) and the illegality of taking power by force in Article 4 (p); - The Constitution and the institutions which the people of Côte d'Ivoire had freely adopted, Support the institutions of the Republic and the people of Côte d'Ivoire who fight for respect of sovereignty and: Launch a strong appeal to the Secretary General of UN Ban Ki Moon and President of France Sarkozy, requiring them to act in accordance with the rules governing the United Nations, namely respect for the sovereignty of its constituent States and therefore respect the institutions of the State of Côte d'Ivoire. The only crime committed by Laurent Gbagbo is to have dared to oppose the outrageous attempt at recolonization of Côte d'Ivoire. We urge all Africans, despite our different ideological preferences, to stand firm and resolute in this shameful attempted re-subordination of Côte d'Ivoire. Our continent, Africa, cannot and must not negotiate its sovereignty and freedom. Thus we decided, in the names of the founding fathers of our independence, to reject interference that corrupts the future of our nations and our peoples. In full sovereignty, we intellectuals from Africa commit to deny that the concept of “international community” and the UN are to be the crucible of the end of history. *Douala, December 20, 2010 * *Signatories: * Herve Emmanuel N'Kom Mr Charles Tchoungang the Bar Henriette Ekwe Anicet Ekane Master Celestine Kengoum Dr. Samuel Mack Kit Master Michael Etia Abanda kPa but Paul Bikidik Geremie Emmanuel mbig Valentin Son Dongmo William Manga Faustin Bekolo Oscar Batamack Pr Takam Michaut Moussala Nathalie Yamb Suzanne Kala Lobe *For the Republic of Congo: * Daniel NKOUTA Antoine BAKABADIO Ernest Milandou Solange Nkodia Emmanuel Taty-Taty Scots NKOUKA dia Massamba Honore NDOUNIAMA Jean Claude MISIDIMBAMBAZI Edward ITOUA EKABA Etienne Mfoutou Denis Charles OBONGUI Christian ETOKA Elie Milandou Denise Bouetoumoussa Mireille Elenga Jean OSSOMBI Benedict John of God ONGOUELE Christine Poaty Cherise Claudia Mpassa Fulbert KOUYANGAMA Félicienne MOKEMIABEKA Andre ETOKABEKA Jeanne Marie GANGIA Pauline MOUKOKO Adrienne PANGOU Pierrette NDIONE *From: http://www.aeud.fr/Appel-de-Douala-pour-la-Cote-d.html?lang=fr* * * *and: http://www.ocnus.net/artman2/publish/Africa_8/Appel-de-Douala-pour-la-C-te-d-Ivoire.shtml * * * * * -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
