Africans on the continent and in the diaspora watch the ongoing tragedies in Congo, Sudan, Libya, and Somalia in 4k on our devices while feeling a deep sense of helplessness for their brethren in devastated nations. Is a Pan-African state - a populous, stable, and prosperous Africa - still a distant dream, a hopeful aspiration perpetually out of reach? Or can it, through innovative thinking and decisive action, become a tangible reality?
Yves Darbouze, a veteran software developer and product strategist with 30 years of experience designing, building, and deploying complex, large-scale systems for Fortune 500 companies, brings a unique and strong perspective to the centuries-old challenge of becoming a Pan-African country. He doesn't offer empty rhetoric or idealistic pronouncements; he delivers a carefully crafted, data-driven roadmap. Darbouze expertly applies the core principles of Silicon Valley's Agile development method - the same iterative, collaborative, and results-oriented approach successfully used by tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Facebook - to the difficult task of building a functional and enduring Pan-African state.
This book is not a theoretical exercise; it is a pragmatic, feasibility-tested, step-by-step instructions manual for an actionable strategy for operationalizing the long-held ideology of a united Africa. Leave! uses system design strategies to give readers the confidence to discard the failed, top-down, bureaucratic procedures of the past and accept a new, dynamic paradigm driven by professional data analysis. Darbouze identifies key metrics for success, proposes innovative solutions based on real-world data, and lays out a clear path forward.
Leave! Operationalizing a Pan-African State is a challenge to all who are prepared to begin to engage on building an effective form of governance for a continent that deserves dignity, prosperity, and lasting peace. Discover the path to a genuinely free and sovereign Africa - a path built on proven methods, data-driven decision-making, and a commitment to results, all guided by the principles of Agile development. Africa for the Africans. Let's Get Free! Learn more and join this effort @ yvesdarbouze.com
