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Why Britain Must Return Their Loot From Africa With Apology

Why Britain Must Return Their Loot From Africa With Apology

June 15, 2023 3:02 am

Many times, people have made the annoying mistake of judging history through simplistic prisms just to flatten or downplay certain things that they are not proud of. A notable example of this is how Europe has attempted to destroy the narratives, which ensured the right questions were asked about their past deeds and actions.

Regardless of the desperate effort made to alter these narratives, one fact that can never be destroyed is that many centuries ago, European nations invaded Africa and mindlessly stole from her. This stealing was later institutionalised under colonial systems, and it went on unhindered for several …

It Is Time Britain Started Returning Their Loot From Africa

It Is Time Britain Started Returning Their Loot From Africa

June 12, 2023 4:03 am

Till date, all the victims of Hitler in the 2nd World War are still being compensated, and looted artifacts are still being returned. Many victims of the Holocaust are still being apologised to, why then are Africans the only ones who are constantly being reminded that they should forgive and forget?

The days of colonialism were quite crazy. Colonialism which is the practice of one country assuming partial or full political control of another country and occupying it with settlers for purposes of profiting from its resources and economy is quite difficult to distinguish from imperialism. Since both practices revolve …

Africans Must Destroy Their Inferiority Complex

Africans Must Destroy Their Inferiority Complex

June 5, 2023 2:28 am

Sometimes, the captives get so used to captivity that they miss their chance to leave. Like victims of Stockholm syndrome, Africans cannot see themselves any other way except for the way their ‘white’ oppressors and abusers see them. Their belief is simple ‘White is right and black is wrong’ ‘White is perfect and black is flawed’.

But how did we get here? How did the inferiority complex eat so deeply into the system of Africans that they forget to look within or even around them to see the wonderful things that Africans have done and are still doing?

It all …

Rise In Prostitution It's Time Africa Returned To Polygamy

Rise In Prostitution: It’s Time Africa Returned To Polygamy

May 29, 2023 1:42 am

One of the products of colonialism which has left very deep scars on the cultural institutions in Africa is monogamy. It’s effects have been far-reaching and disastrous yet, the victims have been reluctant to speak against it out of fear for backlash and misplaced prejudices.

The reality everyone has continued to shy away from is that the destruction of polygamy has continued to shred the moral fabric of Africans in so many ways.

Polygamy which is essentially the practice of having multiple spouses, has a long history in Africa and has been practiced across different cultures and religions. It was …

Why African Leaders Should Adopt The Sankara's Ideology

Why African Leaders Should Adopt The Sankara’s Ideology

May 22, 2023 3:31 am

One of the most valid reasons why Africa is where it is today is because it is utterly lacking the kind of visionary, courageous, upstanding, and tenacious leaders that are capable of meeting the increasingly complex challenges the continent has been contending with while also serving as a symbol of inspiration to their people. Most leaders who run the continent today are a bunch of opportunists who merely wanted power by all means, got it, and deployed it for their selfish aims and objectives. 

Africa is currently lagging behind globally because she cannot boast of leaders in the mold of …

Europe Must Return All The Stolen Treasures From Africa

Europe Must Return All The Stolen Treasures From Africa

May 18, 2023 12:35 am

For centuries, colonial powers from Europe took shameful turns to plunder the African continent, taking away its natural resources, enslaving its people, and looting its cultural heritage. One of the most significant losses of that inhumanity is the theft of African art and artifacts, which were taken away from their places of origin and displayed in museums and private collections across Europe. Today, there is an urgent need to right the wrongs of the past by repatriating these treasures back to Africa.

The scale of cultural theft from Africa is staggering. Over the centuries, countless cultural artifacts were taken away …

Sudan Crisis Why Africans Should Be Concerned

Sudan Crisis: Why Africans Should Be Concerned

April 27, 2023 3:33 am

Sudan is boiling at the moment. What started as a disagreement between the President and Head of the Sudanese military forces, General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, has managed to unleash a humanitarian crisis in the country.

Both men had worked together to remove former longstanding dictator, President Omar Al Bashir, taking advantage of the protracted protests by pro-democratic forces demanding a return to elective rule. A transitional diarchy of military and civilian representatives was put together to work out the terms of a new democratic order, however, …

Africa Needs To Return Fully To Her Rich Cultural Heritage

Africa Needs To Return Fully To Her Rich Cultural Heritage

April 24, 2023 4:32 am

Over the last century, Africa has fought and is fighting bitter wars with the uncompromising winds of colonisation, slave trade, neo-colonisation,  communism, capitalism, poverty, disease, and bad leadership. Although this list is incomplete, it is safe to say that most of them may possibly not have dealt damaging blows to Africa had Africa not allowed itself to be ‘adulterated’ by the West. Despite the big baskets of resources the continent is endowed with – both natural and human, Africa still finds itself in the lowest echelons of development. This has to change and only Africans themselves can make that happen. …

Africa Needs Africanism Not Capitalism

Economic Success: Africa Needs Africanism Not Capitalism

April 17, 2023 4:02 am

It is paradoxical and somewhat ironic that one of the richest continents in the world as far as resources are concerned today parades the poorest sets of people anyone can find on the planet. Africa has for many years remained at the very centre of global economic interests and attention, with major powers still scrambling and failing over its highly lucrative resources. Though stereotypically perceived as the conventional recipient of humanitarian aid, the truth remains that Africa still is, for the most part, being deprived of (its own) wealth rather than benefiting from charitable, outside help as it appears. 

The …

Africa Does Not Need A Western Saviour

Africa Does Not Need A Western Saviour

April 6, 2023 3:45 am

There is a certain anomaly that exists in Africa that is often not talked about. A narrative that attempts to cast African nations as needy beggars and the Western world as generous donors. Not only is this narrative wrong, but it has also continued to form clogs in the wheels of Africa’s journey to development and an intentional opportunity to own its destiny.

It is without a doubt that African people have been subjected to the very worst kinds of difficulties, slights, deprivation, and violence over the years. It is so much such that except for Asia in geophysical terms …

Looting With Reckless Abandon Are African Leaders Cursed

Looting With Reckless Abandon: Are African Leaders Cursed?

March 20, 2023 11:42 am

A number of people have tried to suggest that there is something fundamentally wrong with the DNA of the black man, well, as unfounded and racist as it may sound, the truth is that happenings in the African continent have given reasons to believe such theories. The ways and manner in which leaders elected or foisted on African nations have continued to loot the common patrimony of the people they are supposed to be representing and growing clearly speaks to the fact that all is not well with the continent.

The biggest tragedy of the African continent today is that …

Diseases Africa Needs To Fully Return To Organic Farming

Diseases: Africa Needs To Fully Return To Organic Farming

March 16, 2023 5:56 am

The world over, Organic farming has been embraced as a better and healthier alternative to conventional farming, and there are many reasons for this widespread acceptance. First, organic agriculture has been proven to be the healthier and more ecologically friendly option. Free of the use of mineral fertilisers and synthetic pesticides, the products of organic farming are healthier and cleaner, as well as free of diseases and damaging side effects. The soil is also better off for it because all of the poisonous substances we have been putting into the soil in the name of modern farming have been hurting …

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