▁leading ▁G amb ian ▁national ists ▁and ▁Pan - A fr ican ists ▁at ▁the ▁time — Al ieu ▁E br ima ▁Cham ▁Jo of ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁states , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁said : ▁ ▁" It ▁is ▁bare ly ▁ 7 5 ▁years ▁when ▁the ▁European ▁Pow ers ▁sat ▁round ▁the ▁table ▁in ▁Germany ▁each ▁holding ▁a ▁d agger ▁to ▁car ve ▁up ▁Africa ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁benefit . … ▁Your ▁success ▁will ▁insp ire ▁and ▁speed ▁up ▁the ▁freedom ▁and ▁total ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁continent ▁and ▁er ad icate ▁imperial ism ▁and ▁colonial ism ▁from ▁the ▁continent ▁and ▁eventually ▁ne o - colon ial ism ▁from ▁the ▁glo be … ▁Your ▁failure , ▁which ▁no ▁true ▁African ▁in ▁Africa ▁is ▁pray ing ▁for , ▁will ▁prolong ▁our ▁struggle ▁with ▁bit tern ess ▁and ▁disappoint ment . ▁I ▁therefore ▁adj ure ▁that ▁you ▁ignore ▁any ▁suggestion ▁outside ▁Africa ▁and ▁holding ▁that ▁the ▁present ▁civil ization , ▁which ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁big ▁power ed ▁are ▁bo ast ing ▁of , ▁spr ang ▁up ▁from ▁Africa , ▁and ▁real ising ▁that ▁the ▁entire ▁world ▁has ▁something ▁earth ly ▁to ▁learn ▁from ▁Africa , ▁you ▁would ▁endeav our ▁your ▁ut most ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁agreement , ▁save ▁Africa ▁from ▁the ▁cl ut ches ▁of ▁ne o - colon ial ism ▁and ▁res ur rect ▁African ▁dign ity , ▁man hood ▁and ▁national ▁stability ." ▁ ▁A ims ▁ ▁The ▁O AU ▁had ▁the ▁following ▁primary ▁a ims :