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4. AFRICAN CONSCIOUSNESS AND AFRICAN RENAISSANCE.
Africa’s Renaissance is tightly linked to African Consciousness. There is no African Renaissance without African Consciousness. African Consciousness is the precondition for African Renaissance. On the other hand, Africa’s Renaissance should involve Africans in taking key roles in the building of a new Africa. If Africa’s Renaissance is the vehicle for African advancement, African Consciousness is the starter of that vehicle. African Consciousness involves scrutiny of our past in order to set priorities for our growth. There is no way to have African Renaissance without African Consciousness. Our advancement depends on our level of awareness. The level of African Consciousness determines African Renaissance level.
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Renaissance in Africa possible Tony | May 20th, 2005
Renaissance is possible. The African problem lies in poor leadership, which has brought with it lack of cultural identity especially among the youth due to the importation of low quality media, 'lutocracy', among many other ills. Lets espouse on the guidelines of the ideology, give examples to the emerging generation by creating opportunities for good leadership to reign. The rest will be smooth sailing. Indians, Chinese, Japanese, etc are really proud of their culture and would not mind shrubbing while speaking or sharing their culture with others. Back in Africamany would rather want to be seen as German speaking, French speaking, English speaking etc at the expense of the highly noble African cultural identities. Such mentality should be deconstructed and pride built in the African cultural identities.
Towards Understanding Colonialism and the African Societies Esnaen M. Catong | Sep 21st, 2005
I think, the role of the colonial powers should be considered in understanding the conditions of African nations. The "divide and rule strategies" of those that shaped Afican communities should be clearly understood and not put the blame on the victims.
If the African leaders are indeed sincere in solving the centuries-old problems in their societies, they should focus on education and viable long term programs to empower their constituents without sacrificing their cultures, traditions, and ways of life. And understanding their history as a people is a step towards that direction. Reflections should follow...
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