As a new general secretary, the command of the Commonwealth is assumed, it appears that it is from circles in some circles. To talk about it with any seriousness, one of them puts in a social belli, where the face was divided due to the fruits of modernity.

However, there are counter arguments. Countries will not line up to join if the Commonwealth is already a historical paradox. Joint language bonds, legal symbols and education systems make trade cheaper among member states. If there is no democratic association in English, one will definitely be created.

However, in the end, the Commonwealth is fighting today to justify itself over broader fans.

To make itself relevant, the Commonwealth must face, not a duck, the vital questions that it makes. Forty years ago, the organization faced the issue of existential relations with the South African chapter. Today, the issue of compensation for the largest forced immigration in the history of mankind must be addressed: the delayed slave trade.

Last year, at the Commonwealth Summit every two years in Samoa, the final statement addressed the issue of compensation, saying: “It is time for a meaningful, honest and respectful conversation towards depicting a joint future based on property rights.”

It is no secret that the support of the Commonwealth has come traditionally – albeit not exclusive – from those who reside on the right. In response to the statement, some of the previous supportive voices in the media seemed a trumpet for the UK’s exit – an echo of the strongly strong reaction before a generation when some called for continuous relations with Pretoria against all the facts that made the apartheid unpopular.

It should not be this way. Opening the conversation on compensation will not only renew the importance of the organization; If it is treated carefully, the Commonwealth itself may revive, providing a common unit of the new goal and joint projects that gather around it.

However, for many, it is difficult to understand the idea of ​​compensation. The crime is vast in size, extending for centuries, and is geographically spread. Who should pay? Yemen? Individuals, societies and governments? However, no technical obstacles should be justified in front of the victory that ignored a human crime.

The kidnapping of tens of millions of African youth – while the continent’s population hovers to about 100 million – caused financial damage to today. Meanwhile, Britain and other European countries have gathered wealth and power from trade. This past continues to form our present.

But it may be the historical dimension that makes many retreat: Why should we pay for the crimes of our ancestors, several generations that have been removed? To relieve resistance, we must give up zero thinking.

Funds and cooperation can be directed to new joint projects between Britain and other Commonwealth countries, where both sides benefit: investments and programs that create a common and long -term value, designed to rotate political courses and change departments. These can be general, private or both – but they are different from other initiatives that already exist.

The infrastructure should be a priority, which leads economic development, create jobs, and connect the continent. One of the distinctive challenges of Africa is its lack of trade within continents-a legacy to extract resources in the colonial era, which has turned raw materials to the West instead of developing regional exchange. The free trade agreement between the 54 countries in Africa is taking place to reduce the definitions and cancel the securing of economic capabilities throughout the continent, but without financial connection – roads, railways and ports – the transformative impact will be dismantled.

Second, forgiveness of religion should be in the discussion. There are no Western funds required in the foreground, just delete government books. Religion spoils many African countries, which have been exacerbated by a global financial structure that prefers Western interests and punished developing countries. This is not a coincidence: The banking, insurance and capital markets have been formed by the profits and economic structures that were built during the era of slavery.

Today, many African countries spend more on debts than education and health care combined. The financial space is required not only to finance development; It is necessary to build climate elasticity on the least liability continent, but one of the most difficult high temperatures.

What is certain is that calls to leave the Commonwealth will not control the conversation for compensation. It was a major topic at the African Union summit in February, and the Caribbean community was actively following this issue for more than a decade. Instead of retreating, why don’t you lead – just as the Commonwealth did with the collective sanctions that isolate the racist separation South Africa? There is no other global body that is not restricted in the region, which facilitates a serious discussion about possible and practical justice between developed and developing countries. Once we exceed noise, a experimental framework can be formulated that enhances mutual benefit rather than conflict.

Africa holds an enormous opportunity. Its markets are scheduled to rise, driven by a demographic boom that will witness one in four people of working age all over the world residing on the continent by 2050. It is rich in critical minerals that will operate energy transmission and determine future economies. Fullly settled this opportunity, the past should be calculated and used to create a common value.

Commonwealth is often rejected as a modern store. But on this issue, the hadith is exactly what is required.

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