As Africans we are blessed by our creator who generously endowed us with
 many gifts. Our continent boasts a wide range of environmental variety:
 ranging from the icy peaks of Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa to the 
thick jungles of Central Africa, and the dry plains to the south. Our 
homeland is flowing with natural and mineral wealth: as evident in the 
diamond mines of South Africa, the gold pits of West Africa, the oil 
fields of North Africa, and the majestic Nile which meanders its way 
down through East Africa.
Our peoples have grown strong and 
accustomed to the rugged lifestyle which our environment demands. 
Thousands of years of struggling have led us to perfect our societies 
and cultures, enabling us to survive on the land and use it best for our
 needs. In associating and interacting with ourselves we have formed 
powerful unions and relationships with one another, advanced cultures 
and societies, and powerful kingdoms and empires.
 

