From: "All Africa Students Union" (AASU) 
Subject: AASU ORDER ACTION AGAINST IMF/WB SLAVERY AGENDA FOR AFRICA

Once again, the IMF\WB, the world financial institution will be meeting in Prague, Czhe. Republic from 26 - 28 September 2000 to further perfects their slavery agenda for the third world and developing countries. We of AASU have no illusion that the recommendation of such a prestigious imperialist tele-guided meeting will be of any benefit to Africa based on the antecedent of IMF. Therefore, we call for a solidarity action on September 26 against IMF\WB satanic agenda.

Dear colleagues, 
we all know SAP (Structural Adjustment Programme) and we all remember what SAP have done to our economy today in Africa. A lot of innocent children have been sent to their sudden grave as a result of hunger and poverty, many of our young children dropped out from schools as a result of exorbitant fees as recommended by the IMF. Most families are left with no jobs because of the mass retrenchment that are faithfully implemented by their collaborators in accordance with IMF order. Social services were cut down; recreational facilities and higher education are now exclusively reserved for the privilege few in the society.

For clear understanding, let us take Nigeria as an example, Nigeria is the most populous black nation on earth with abundant human and natural resources but Nigeria still remain one of the poorest country today as a result of IMF satanic recommendation since 1988. Recently, IMF instructed President Obasanjo to hike the pump price of petroleum product, charge exorbitant fees in our universities and colleges and thus make education affordable to their cohorts who have stolen Nigeria money. The commanding height of the economy is being privatised and shared among the ruling elites and their foreign collaborators.

These are not only peculiar to Nigeria but also Ghana, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe, Uganda and entire African countries. Presently, the difference between Ghanaian currency and ordinary paper is like six and half a dozen.

Jubilee 2000 and good people of the world has been calling for the cancellation of debt of some developing countries. The relentless campaign of jubilee 2000 is yet to yield any positive result except that it has cause some political division among the G7 leaders and all powers have now been surrendered to the IMF as the sole player to supervise the debt relief of the highly indebted poor countries.

It is the IMF that is to certify the extent to which the indebted countries have accomplished structural adjustment Programmes before they receive debt relief. Adding further social policy conditionalties to macro-economic performance and put more hurdles to poor developing countries to overcome.

It is on these bases that we call on all our member unions and all progressive forces within the student and youth organisations in Africa for S26 action. September 26 is the day "Dare to Struggle, Dare to win"

Aluta continua!

 OGUNLANA, Oludare 
Secretary-General
All Africa Students Union (AASU)
P.O.Box M274
Accra, Republic of Ghana
Tel: (233-21) 772692
Fax:(233-21) 774821
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