Tag: Colonization

07Mar

The Ikenga’s in Museums Around The World: Reflections on the African Art Artefacts Debate

My reflection on the presence of African artifacts in museums worldwide delves into the broader implications of housing African art outside its place of origin. This supports the call by renowned voices, such as Chimamanda Adichie, for the return of these cultural treasures to their homelands. The article underscores the importance of preserving and honoring indigenous cultures, while raising critical questions about ownership, legacy, and the role of museums in contemporary society.
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16May

Walter Rodney Wrote A Book

The challenge with leadership in today’s Africa, and for years to come, will always be how to restore the lost strength to the mainframe. There are a couple of brilliant ideas available in the public space on how to achieve this. However, we should continually challenge three things: 1. Any discussion of Africa’s development that fails to acknowledge the retrogressive impact of Europeans arrival on our shores; 2. Thoughts and expressions that argue that the Europeans have left and Africa is now in the hands of Africans and they have not achieved development for Africans. Have they really left? 3. Complacency – Dropping our guard and allowing the physical, cyber and other means of colonization from other fronts. The Chinese are currently making in-roads into Africa, this will leave us worse-off than the Europeans did.
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