By: Jede Umulisa, Rwanda

The Beat of new Africa, An Africa of hope,

Africa on the move

Africa of a new Generation, hit by sorrow, sword but stood

Firm, a generation whose dreams almost sunk in the sea

of discouragement, but Saved by a sailor,

who sang a song of courage and bravura

Said I can hear shouts of joy,

No more wars, no more sorrow, no more tears

Only tambourines of festivities….

I can hear the beat of a new Africa

Where children smile and have a hope for the future

And youth’s dreams come true

I can hear the beat of a new Africa …

A rise of a generation on the move

A generation that lived in complexity but smiles with simplicity

I can hear the beat of a new Africa…..

An Africa not called third world, an Africa of Hope

Africa, Arise and Shine.