Africa: 140 years after the scramble at Berlin
March 11, 2024
Colonialism forced Africans to be beholden to the West, and post-independence realities trained Africans to hold on to that gaze
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Colonialism forced Africans to be beholden to the West, and post-independence realities trained Africans to hold on to that gaze
Regrettably, Africa’s drive towards increased food security has mainly focused on the single-story mindset approach of the West
What forces have propelled this previously unthinkable trend?
Le 12 juin 2023, le président Bola Tinubu a promulgué la nouvelle loi sur les prêts aux étudiants nigérians. Bien qu’il faille reconnaître les bonnes
Le regain d’intérêt mondial pour les droits communautaires offre à de nombreux pays africains un nouveau point d’analyse sur plusieurs questions. Certaines questions précédemment classées
Community rights advocacy will define the next level of interaction between Africans and the rest of the world
Les politiques éducatives en Afrique doivent cesser d’être des schémas téléchargés de pays plus avancés sur le plan technologique
Drivers of change in Africa’s education will not be money, foreign direct investment, economic assistance or technical expertise from the Global North or elsewhere
“Genuine progress in Africa hinges on nurturing grassroots-based, endogenously conceived democracy”
The labelling of beautiful, talented, hardworking, pleasant children with such a bright future as “Ghetto kids” lies at the heart of the lies that Africa has been fed and now believes about itself
Colonialism forced Africans to be beholden to the West, and post-independence realities trained Africans to hold on to that gaze
Regrettably, Africa’s drive towards increased food security has mainly focused on the single-story mindset approach of the West
What forces have propelled this previously unthinkable trend?
Le 12 juin 2023, le président Bola Tinubu a promulgué la nouvelle loi sur les prêts aux étudiants nigérians. Bien qu’il faille reconnaître les bonnes
Le regain d’intérêt mondial pour les droits communautaires offre à de nombreux pays africains un nouveau point d’analyse sur plusieurs questions. Certaines questions précédemment classées
Community rights advocacy will define the next level of interaction between Africans and the rest of the world
Les politiques éducatives en Afrique doivent cesser d’être des schémas téléchargés de pays plus avancés sur le plan technologique
Drivers of change in Africa’s education will not be money, foreign direct investment, economic assistance or technical expertise from the Global North or elsewhere
“Genuine progress in Africa hinges on nurturing grassroots-based, endogenously conceived democracy”
The labelling of beautiful, talented, hardworking, pleasant children with such a bright future as “Ghetto kids” lies at the heart of the lies that Africa has been fed and now believes about itself
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