NationStates Jolt Archive


Afronews: Positive Developments in the African Commonwealth!

African Commonwealth
26-09-2003, 09:49
~A broadcast is aired, seen by anyone with interstate cable~
Good evening! Positive developments are happening in the former psychotic dictatorship of African Commonwealth! The dictatorship lead by "his benevolence" Nwabudike James are opening for wide-reaching civil liberties, and the citizens rejoice at their right to, among other things, buy alcohol, hold festivals and own stock. It is now what could be called a mostly-benevolent dictator-state, but one that does no longer opress its citizens. Nearby countries of Angola and Sao Tome are pleased with these developments, but more sceptical souls wonder wether they are not just bread and cakes to make the public accept military expansion by James' powerful ground forces. In the last five years the Commonwealth govt. has repeatedly stated that it wishes to "include" other nearby African nations, but it has only used diplomatic initiatives to attempt this, and some countries are indeed warming up to the notion. Good evening, I'm Mma Django, AN news.

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(While the population is considerably freer now, members of the standing army or armed militias such as shown on the above picture, are still a common sight in most large Congolese cities.)
Kotterdam
26-09-2003, 10:01
We of the Dominion of Kotterdam welcome this move towards freedom by the African Commonwealth. We applaud James for this small, but significant step in the right direction.

- Prime Minister Scott Haley
Dominion of Kotterdam