ADF was born in 1991 out of concern for people of African descent across the globe.
Whereas, marginal gains have been made in political and some economic matters,
they are yet to manifest in any significant proportion in the lives of the African people.
People of African descent often constitute the majority at the bottom rung of the
economic and political ladder, relative to their overall number in the population in
Diasporas. This cannot be solely attributed to lack of skills or intelligence, but it is
rather the effect of historical subjugation spanning more than four centuries of oppression.
Our history has been that of a people subjected to varieties of innuendoes, political
trickery and international trade exploitation. Colonization, balkanization and the
enslavement of Africans has inflicted an enduring damage to the psyche of the continent.
This historical subjugation has left Africa's people depressed and their continent in
shambles.
While the African Diaspora spans the globe and has influenced world culture, minimal
effort has gone into building the necessary infrastructure that would promote Africa's
economic, technological and social progress. This has to change and ADF will plant the
necessary seeds to make this happen.
If the African people are to realize their destiny, we must build the necessary
infrastructure for durable peace. A sustainable peace education that must be taught in
Africa’s educational institutions, through a peace curriculum, is an ideal that has to be
capitalized, that must be put in place. Our future depends on it.
--Agrippa O. Ezozo--
Founding President
