President Obama occupies a special place in American history. He symbolizes the dawn of a new historical epoch in the relationship between the New World and Africa, which supplied the slave labor to build that world. The president obviously understands his place in history. However, he has not done anything substantive to symbolize that understanding. I think a single pronouncement will take care of that.
President Obama should invite members of the African Union to Washington D.C and declare an Obama doctrine, to define the American contribution to fostering democracy, good governance and peace in Africa, from this point.
The Obama Doctrine should say that the United States will refuse to grant official recognition to any junta or government in Africa that is not produced and based on an internationally recognized vote of the citizens.
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