(1) The NADEUM headquarters in Vienna took its first steps in Africa with well-educated Africans from the middle class.

Well, the president of NADEUM got to know more and more Africans due to the massive migration from Africa to Europe and came into contact with some of them.

In 2015, many migrants came to Europe not only from the Arab world, but from all over the world. From Africa as well as from Asia via the Mediterranean. Spain, but also France, Italy and Greece informed the other EU states that they were already overwhelmed by this large wave of migrants. The Mediterranean was a grave for around 50 percent of African refugees.

Some NGOs quickly recognised the problem. However, the EU Mediterranean countries and their governments denied the problem. Only when the immigration problem did not simply disappear but became even more acute did the EU and the governments have to address it.

It was only after the peak of the coronavirus pandemic that the conditions in North Africa became known. Those who survived the Maghreb region were happy and took every opportunity to reach Europe in a variety of boats, some of which were not seaworthy. As a result, according to several NGOs, 50% did not survive the crossing.

The Arab states enslaved the African refugees. Humanitarian aid was unheard of. We do not want to talk about the atrocities here.

(1A) Why did this happen on such a large scale?

Why did this happen on such a large scale? Well, Arab youth wanted to be able to act as freely as Europeans or Americans – this desire was also fuelled by the global reach of the internet. People in North African countries had had enough of their rulers and started a revolution that became known as the Arab Spring. Europeans called it the Arab Spring. In almost all northern states, governments were taken by surprise by this wave of protests. Unfortunately, these protests were quickly hijacked by much more radical Sharia ideas. The young people’s idea of establishing more democratic governments quickly died as the political situation became increasingly unstable. Gaddafi, the despot of Libya, was becoming increasingly inconvenient for the EU and the US, especially as it could be proven that he had initiated some of the most horrific terrorist attacks of various kinds. NATO decided to put an end to this ‘terrorist’. He was, as the security forces of all systems so nicely put it, ‘neutralised’. The effect was that IS (Islamic State) took advantage of this. The most diverse Muslim and secular political and private economic clans now fought over this state, which was in a state of complete lawlessness.

The Muslim Brotherhood also exploited the situation. However, it went so far that the ‘WEST’, i.e. the EU and the Americans, were glad when the old power networks that needed us came back to power.

The result was that not only migrants from African countries on the edge of the Sahel zone, but also Arab-Muslim migrants flocked to Europe. The initial welcoming culture of the Europeans ended when they realised that the refugees did not want to abide by European laws and that, as asylum seekers or people living in the EU, they could receive social benefits even if they had not paid into the system themselves.

From 2023 to 2025 (I am jumping ahead here), the social systems of many EU member states were pushed to their limits.

This allowed populist politicians, whether from the left or the right, to gain more and more political ground. The political situation in the EU thus became more unstable and the people of Europe more susceptible to envy.

(2) Why did the president of NADEUM turn his attention to Africa?

From 2023 to 2025 (I am jumping ahead here), the social systems of many EU member states were pushed to their limits.

This allowed populist politicians, whether from the left or the right, to gain more and more political ground. The political situation in the EU thus became more unstable and the people of Europe more susceptible to envy.

The Africans who came to Austria often had certificates that, on closer inspection, were not worth the paper they were printed on. Many of them had qualifications that, on closer inspection, did not correspond to reality. It quickly became apparent that these may have been recognised in Africa, but not in Europe. Those who ended up in Austria quickly realised that Austria was not the paradise they had hoped for. Those who really wanted to stay here either had to catch up on their studies or quickly ended up at the bottom of the social ladder in the world of work.

Many Africans (from West Africa) became drug dealers in order to afford a life here. The Austrian police were confronted with Nigerian gangs. This quickly ruined the reputation of Nigerian asylum seekers. Unfortunately, police intervention against dark-skinned fellow citizens who were not refugees at all also occurred very quickly. As a result, the state had to discipline many police officers and train them in dealing with foreigners. It was important to distinguish those who had done something wrong from those who had already integrated into our society and were making a social and economic contribution.

(3) In 2017 and 2019, the president first learned from Nigerian migrants that the children of the third wife had no future in Africa.

In 2015, the president of Nadeum met migrants during a spa treatment in the small town of Bad Hall. At first, they looked around somewhat shyly. Until the president discovered that these young men wanted to start a new life here in Austria.

In 2017 and 2019, the president first learned from Nigerian migrants that the children of the third wife had no future in Africa. They are forced by their families to go to the rich north (the United States or the EU and Europe) to support their families. The families in Africa are not told what the situation in Europe is really like, as most people in the south would then believe that their emigrants want to avoid paying the advance payments for their upkeep.

As a result, enormous sums of money and goods flow from Europe to Africa. Nigeria, which was to receive 300 million euros in aid from the EU, declined because its own migrants send up to 44 billion euros a year to Nigeria.

(4) Once again, the EU and our politicians have failed to do their homework.

Once again, the EU and our politicians have failed to do their homework. The African continent may not be at our level in terms of civilisation. However, following the Ebola and AIDS pandemics and the current coronavirus pandemic, which is also claiming lives in Africa, we at NADEUM recognise that we can do our part to encourage these people to build their own countries instead of coming to Europe.

Why?
50% of the people who set out on the journey north die. Of the remaining 50% who reach Europe, 20% are sent back. Family reunification is virtually impossible.
Sending children ahead to be joined by their parents is no longer the EU’s goal. Too many children disappear into illegality. (Even in Europe, there are people who want to make money from parentless children.) The rest now have to be cared for. The social welfare system is completely foreign to most of them. They use it without contributing anything. More and more poorer European locals are getting annoyed about this.

(5) That is why NADEUM and its partner NGO GAFÉIAS have decided to establish contacts in Africa.

That is why NADEUM and its partner NGO GAFÉIAS have decided to establish contacts in Africa. They want to make it clear to some people that they would be better off if they used their knowledge in Africa.

This is because many African governments are made up of former members who feel they belong to the global elite and have no interest in really building up their countries. A UNHCR manager also told us that you cannot send money to Africa without expecting something in return. Both Europe and Africa are caught in a trap of give and take. Africans believe that we are obliged to send them money – the trauma of European colonialism is used as a pretext here, by both sides. Here are the victims, there are the perpetrators. Yet today’s European generation has nothing to do with their ancestors of that time.

Nevertheless, we donate enormous sums to Africa. It’s a kind of helper syndrome that we really should change. We should hold today’s African states accountable for using development aid not for themselves, but for the countries they govern. When EU leaders travel to Africa, development funds are allocated to well-intentioned projects, but rarely, if ever, monitored. The funds rarely end up where they were intended. We call it corruption. Africans call it motivation.

(6) So that the political elites can lead a better life.

So that the political elites can lead a better life. In Africa, charitable giving as we know it in Europe is virtually unknown and hardly practised within Africa. In Central Africa, we Europeans use the term ‘the stupid ones of Europe’. This means that many people are aware that the funds from Europe are not really needed. But why shouldn’t they demand it if Europeans think they have to give it?

We Europeans, on the other hand, believe that we have to give them money because they are so poor. However, NADEUM has also found that there are very rich Africans who are not willing to support their own countrymen. They only care about themselves. The only people who matter to them are those who have made it. The others are portrayed as lazy, even by the upper class. They should work hard for change before asking the richer ones for help. At this rate, this continent will not be able to develop from a developing country into a service economy.

(7) We at NADEUM have identified five different social classes that accuse each other of laziness.

We at NADEUM have identified five different social classes that accuse each other of laziness. Which classes are these?

• 1) The government,
• 2) the business community,
• 3) those who have attained a new status through knowledge,
• 4) Then there are the many young people who were supported by the school system until the age of 18 but cannot find a job after graduating from university or a technical college. NADEUM is in contact with these people.
• 5) Finally, there are those who cannot even attend public school due to their family situation. There are many small business owners and former farmers who have been left behind by the government without land or food. This is because there is no system of absolute property ownership in Africa. The land belongs to the community.

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(8) In the past, it was the chiefs. Today, it is corrupt business networks that think more of themselves than of society.

In the past, it was the chiefs. Today, it is corrupt business networks that think more of themselves than of society. As a result, the countries of the North, the emerging superpower China, the Russian Federation (RUS), possibly the USA and India, and to some extent the EU, are leasing land to secure their own food supplies because they no longer have sufficient arable land in their own countries.

This means that small farmers can no longer cultivate their land. They are being driven out by the new tenants or even shot. This is currently happening in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Sudan, Zimbabwe and several other African countries. The result is rapid urban growth. Sanitary conditions are so poor that tourists and foreigners are warned not to enter the alleys of Nairobi or Addis Ababa. The stench and poor hygiene must be so bad in some cities that old diseases can easily spread among the unvaccinated population. Malaria is widespread.

(9) Through a NADEUM partner, we got to know some ambitious Africans.

Through a NADEUM partner, we got to know some ambitious Africans.
We were in Sierra Leone first. There, we found that certain services were expected of us without us receiving anything in return. That is why only one of us is still actively involved.

In Ghana, we made a promising contact with a migrant from Liberia.

In Kenya, we met Denis. This young man had such a positive aura that we decided to take the plunge and set up a NADEUM branch with him. 2023 was the year in which we were able to slowly build trust.

(10) In October, we actively approached Denis Mitei and asked him if he would be willing to set up a NADEUM branch in Kenya.

In October, we actively approached Denis Mitei and asked him if he would be willing to set up a NADEUM branch in Kenya.

It was a year that required a lot of patience on both sides. Slowly, we got to know each other better. At the beginning of November 2023, we finally took the plunge.

(11) All future board members of the new branch had to apply to the authorities for a certificate of good conduct.

All future board members of the new branch had to apply to the authorities for a certificate of good conduct. Then Denis had to find out what documents he needed to set up a branch.
It quickly became clear to us that we would have to support Denis with donations so that he could set up the branch.

And so the year came to an end. Next year, we will support Denis and his young team. This decision was made at the general meeting on 16 December 2023.