I've known civilizations old and new
non upon the amity of foes was built -
nor thriving nations sealed by graft.
Gaze east , gaze west - Africa beloved
now to thine own self , strike a pose !
Your fecund womb of earthen grace,
plenteous of meed and priceless gems ,
inflates as yet the chests of alien beasts
from the realms of whom to us accursed
greed , and the wiles of drunken crabs .
yet if onto heritage, recast our faith
wringing Ubuntu from crusted hearts
ancestral hosts our cries would heed -
Africa alas ! will thrive anew.
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WIKIPEDIA
Ubuntu (/ʊˈbuːntʊ/ uu-boon-tuu; Zulu pronunciation: [ùɓúntʼú])[1][2] is a Nguni Bantu term roughly translating to "human kindness."[dubious ] It is an idea from the Southern African region which means literally "human-ness", and is often translated as "humanity towards others", but is often used in a more philosophical sense to mean "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity"
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