America's Declaration Of Independence In Africa

As the United States of America celebrates its birthday today, I thought that it would also be prudent for Africans, especially in countries such as Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Uganda, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Niger, etc. to ponder the worlds of the American Declaration of Independence. The reasons why America declared its independence from Britain can be applied, mutatis mutandis, to the African countries named. This document ought to be taught and read in primary, secondary, and high schools in African countries that are  still groaning under the yoke of all manner of dictatorships. I first read this document on my own as an undergraduate student in Cameroon. I realized that the document has revolutionary potential. It fits well with events that are currently happening in some countries in North Africa and the Middle East. It also fits well with what is yet to happen in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. An audio of the declaration can be heard here and the document can be read here.