I-United States ne-Europe babheka kuMongameli Mandela naseNingizimu Afrika ukuba abe amandla amakhulu e-Afrika, umlindi wokuthula kanye nomkhiqizi wezomnotho.
Bobabili iMelika neYurophu bathululele izigidi zamaRandi e-Afrika kule minyaka futhi abazange bahlatshwe umxhwele kakhulu ngemiphumela. Ingxenye ephakeme ngokungapheli yalowo mcebo iye yafika emabhange abo abanye abaholi base-Afrika kuyilapho amazwe abo aqhubeka egoba phansi.
UMongameli Mandela wathunyelwa enkambeni yobuholi kuleli zwekazi futhi wasiza ukukhipha ukuxabana eLesotho ngenkathi eba nethonya eNigeria, eMozambique nakwamanye amazwe.
Kodwa uMongameli Mandela wabona ukuthi ugibe oluhle angangena ngalo - lube uphawu lokusindisa i-Afrika ngenkathi kuqhutshwa umxhwele ekhaya. Ngakho ngokuhlakanipha wakhetha ukuthatha indima eqaphele e-Afrika ngenkathi ebeka izinkinga zakhe zangaphakathi ngokucophelela.
“Ukugijima kwangifundisa izifundo ezibalulekile.Kumgijimo we cross country, ukuqeqesha okwanele ikona okubaluleke kunekhono lakho lemvelo lokwenza, ngalokho bese ngikwazi ukwengeza kulokho ebengingenakho ukukwazi ukukwenza ngokwemvelo yami ngokuthi ngikhuthale futhi ngiwutube umzimba. Lokhu ngikwenze kukhona konke ebengikwenza.” ~Nelson Mandela