THE JOURNAL THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO READ.

 

THE JOURNAL THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO READ

Why They Refuse to Build a Bridge from Europe to Africa And What That Really Means for Us Africans

By Ikechukwu Frank.

Dear Brother, Dear Sister,

Let me tell you a true story. Sit down. This one will open your eyes.

In the dusty corners of a Lagos mechanics workshop, a boy named Ayo once held a dream bigger than the noise around him. Each morning before sunrise, he would sweep floors, fetch tools, and study car manuals left behind by careless customers. By night, he drew diagrams of engines and bridges in a tattered notebook. One day, his uncle laughed at him, saying, “Africa no get road finish, and you wan build bridge go Europe?” But Ayo didn’t stop dreaming. His dream was to connect nations—to build a bridge between Africa and Europe.

Now, let me ask you a question: Have you ever looked closely at the map and asked yourself why there’s no bridge between Europe and Africa—just across the Strait of Gibraltar? It's only 14 kilometers (8.1 miles) of water between Spain and Morocco. Even fishermen cross it in their wooden boats.

So why has no one built a bridge?

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THEY KEEP LYING

They say:

“The water is too deep.”

“There could be earthquakes.”

“The wind is too strong.”

Lies.

Are these not the same engineers who built:

The Akashi Kaikyō Bridge in Japan—across one of the world’s most earthquake-prone zones?

The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge—55 kilometers long, over open sea, with underwater tunnels?

If they can build all that, why not 13 kilometers across Gibraltar?

Because the truth is bitter, and those who benefit from your weakness will never fund your strength.

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THE REAL REASON? THEY DON’T WANT AFRICA TO GROW

A bridge would mean:

Faster trade.

Easier travel.

Flow of ideas.

Direct access to investment.

It would mean:

African independence.

Industrial growth.

Technological partnerships.

A future not dependent on aid or leftover policies.

But they don’t want that.

Because if Africa develops:

Who will buy their used clothes?

Who will beg for donations and debt relief?

Who will sit quietly in the back at global summits?

They don’t want to empower you—they want to extract from you.

“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.” — Proverbs 22:7 (KJV)

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THEY WANT OUR RESOURCES, NOT OUR RISE

Let’s follow the money.

In Panama, $1.6 billion was spent on a new reservoir to ensure that ships can move year-round and people get clean water. That’s strategic, compassionate infrastructure.

In China, the Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge—the longest in the world—164.8 km long—was built for $8.5 billion in just four years. Why? To connect cities, boost commerce, and empower people.

But when it comes to 13 kilometers from Africa to Europe? Suddenly it’s too expensive, too hard, or too dangerous.

Why? Because it’s not in their interest to connect to us.

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BUT THEY’LL BUILD PIPELINES TO TAKE OUR GAS

Let this sink in.

The Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline is a $25 billion project, stretching across 6,800 kilometers. It passes underwater beneath the same Strait of Gibraltar.

So they can build pipelines under the sea to suck our resources, but they can’t build a bridge to allow us access to markets, to equality, to dignity?

That alone should wake us up.

As the saying goes, "He who holds the pipe, controls the flow."

“Woe to them that devise iniquity... and they covet fields, and take them by violence.” — Micah 2:1-2 (KJV)

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IF IT HELPS AFRICA, THEY’RE NOT INTERESTED

Africa’s own Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway is a dream finally materializing—over 700 km, ₦15 trillion (around $12 billion). And yet, many projects like it are delayed, sabotaged, or left in limbo—especially when foreign players don’t benefit directly.

Ask yourself: Who delays our progress? Who questions our ambitions? Who funds chaos instead of construction?

Their silence on building real infrastructure tells you all you need to know.

"Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter." — African proverb

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WHAT IF WE BUILT THAT BRIDGE OURSELVES?

Let’s dream boldly.

Imagine:

Goods from Lagos arrive in Madrid in 3 days by rail.

A girl from Kano takes a train to France to pitch her renewable energy innovation.

Nigerian-made solar cars roll into European dealerships—no tariffs, no middlemen.

That’s what a bridge could do.

That’s why they fear it.

They don’t fear the water. They don’t fear the wind. They fear a rising Africa.

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

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THIS IS WHY WE MUST BUILD FOR OURSELVES

We cannot wait for permission. We must:

Learn technology and own our narrative.

Build factories, not just buy phones.

Support African brands, not just foreign labels.

Think like China: long-term, strategic, independent.

Work like ants: united, relentless, purposeful.

Speak with bold voices, unapologetic about our brilliance.

As the adage goes, “If the mountain does not come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.”

We cannot depend on Europe or America to build what we need.

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MY GUARANTEE TO YOU

If we shift from:

Consumption to creation

Waiting to working

Wishing to strategizing

Then in less than 20 years, Africa will rise.

And that bridge—oh yes, we will build it.

And when we do, it won’t just be steel and concrete. It will be a symbol. A banner declaring to the world:

> “We were never incapable. We were always unstoppable.”

“They shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations... and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.” — Isaiah 61:4 (KJV)

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LET THIS BE OUR MANIFESTO

The world will no longer treat us like children.

We will no longer play small to keep others comfortable.

We will build our own future.

This is not just a journal. This is a blueprint.

To every African child, like Ayo with a dusty notebook in a noisy workshop—don’t stop dreaming.

To every engineer, planner, investor—build for the next generation, not just for applause.

To every leader—if you don’t build that bridge, history will remember you as a gatekeeper, not a gate-opener.

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In Closing:

The bridge from Europe to Africa is more than just a structure—it’s a vision. And if they won’t build it, then by God, we will.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." — African Proverb

"If God be for us, who can be against us?" — Romans 8:31 (KJV)

We have the vision. We have the people. We have the mandate.

Let’s build it.

The future is watching.

Ikechukwu Frank