The real challenge for todays and tomorrows Africa, is the African nation state.It is anachronistic,yet, has surreptitiously been embedded in our psyche.The modern African state for all it's achievements, is a reflection of colonial interests and thinking of yester year which are still proving to be a retardment today. The irony is that,the african sate as it is will only be invalidated,by advances in infrastructure development,consequentially economic development. A catalyst however would be for the african political foresight,will and vision, to reconfigure Africa now,alternatively we can settle for the current modus operandi,wait for war to break out, blame it on the usual suspects resource scramble,ethinicity et al,convene multiple summits to bring the warring parties to talks. The excuse given always economic,same same rational colonial masters utilised to proffer colonialism; our inaction which is symptomatic of our common complacency, only proves that we are not masters of our destiny. Hence somelse taking the lead,yesterday it was the European powers today it is China,sad that!