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[...] Rousseau shares our view on this, as he emphasizes the following: If there are some means to overcome these dangerous contradictions, it is only through a form of confederative government, which, by uniting peoples through bonds similar to those that unite individuals, subjects both equally to the authority of the laws22. This recourse to federal government is an invitation to Africans to unite. To achieve the reconciliation of Africa, the African must adopt contestation as a method. Starting from there, Africans must transform their null contestation into a productive one. In other words, Africans should not stand on their positions; they must externalize them. [...]
[...] The division of sovereign authority is therefore one of the rejections of Rousseau's political philosophy. Thus, man and the people cannot be the object of alienation because Rousseau asserts this: Sovereignty not being the exercise of the general will can never be alienated . and that the sovereign, who is only a collective being, can only be represented by itself, power can well be transmitted but not the will62. It must be understood here that sovereignty is the quality of what is sovereign. [...]
[...] Thus, Rousseau's political philosophy allows Africa to access peace by substituting the social contract for force and natural authority. The social contract will therefore allow Africans to preserve and preserve their existence. This is the opinion of Mwayila: Civil peace in Angola, Burundi, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda is a contract or project of a foundation of a political community and a democratic society, inscribed by war in a social pact, in order to pacify the struggle for state power26. [...]
[...] From this point on, will contestation play an important role in Africa? If so, what will be the contribution of the idea of contestation to the prevention of conflicts in Africa? BIBLIOGRAPHY The works of Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU Considerations on the Government of Poland, Paris, Cazin p Dialogues of Rousseau Judging Jean-Jacques, Paris, Jackson p Discourse on the Economy, Paris, Vrin p Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts, Paris, Le Livre de Poche p Discourse on the Origin and the Foundations of Inequality Among Men, Paris, Marc Michel Rey p Dissertation on Modern Music, Paris, Garnier-Flammarion p Émile and Sophie, or the Solitaries, Paris, Champion p Émile, or, On Education, Paris, Charpentier p Essay on the Origin of Languages, Paris, Éditions L'Harmattan p 10) Julie, or the New Heloise, Paris, Marc-Michel Rey p 11) The Village Soothsayer, Paris, A-R Editions, Inc p 12) The Confessions, Paris, London p 13) The Reveries of a Solitary Walker, Paris, the State Library of Bavaria p 14) Letter to M. [...]
[...] Nier can allow us to be in a moral peace, an eternal peace, a social peace, and a friendly peace in Rousseau's conception of the exercise of power. By founding peace on morality, eternity, society, and friendship, Rousseau's political philosophy aims to resolve the conflicts that undermine the black continent. It is this idea that he translates into these terms: will at least see in idea, men uniting and loving each other, I will think of a sweet and peaceful society of brothers, living in eternal concord, all led by the same maxims, all happy with common happiness'.18. [...]
