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CommunityISSUE 39 | JULY 2025 43Tribe? Religion? Language? No.The real issue is this: We do not know who we are.We%u2019ve allowed outsiders to define our identities. We fight over boundaries drawn in Berlin in 1884. We wear colonial names like honor badges. We debate imported religions like they define us meanwhile, we own nothing, control nothing, and export our futures like raw materials.I don%u2019t care if you face Mecca, Jerusalem, or your ancestors. If your beliefs can%u2019t see that Africa needs economic liberation, they are distractions.Because listen:We are trapped in a monetary system not built for us. A trade structure that extracts from us. A political class that answers to others, not us.This is why I say:Economic liberation is nonnegotiable. We need African monetary policy. African trade systems. African ownership.AFRICAN SOLUTIONS. THE AFRICAN WAY.And all of this begins with one thing:Reclaiming the Transcendent African Identity.That identity is older than tribe, deeper than religion, and wiser than colonizers.It is not limited to one language, region, or ritual. It is the shared memory of a people who survived ships, chains, and the theft of history and are still standing.When we redefine ourselves by us, not by them, everything changes.Because when identity is clear, purpose becomes unstoppable.So no, Africa doesn%u2019t need uniformity.We need vision.We need will.We need a shared direction grounded in truth not imported ideologies.%u201dWe need faithful men and women, boys and girls, families that understand what it means to be Africans and where Africa should be, stand by their convictions, and get the work done.Facts About ChadChad is the fifth-largest country in Africa by land area, spanning approximately 1.26 million square kilometers. To put that in perspective, it%u2019s about the combined size of Spain, France, and the State of Kansas in the US.Located in north-central Africa, Chad is named after Lake Chad%u2014a vital freshwater body that once nourished a vast region. Despite being lesserknown on the global stage, Chad is rich in cultural diversity, geographic contrasts, and complex history. Below are some facts about this fascinating