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talking about colonization as something
of the past
without any relevance to present issues
is failing to appreciate the trauma
and disruption that colonization has
caused and continues to cause
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it's critical to examine the premise
objectives
and structure of the colonial project to
be able to identify its consequences to
this day
and not contribute to it here are some
examples
of how colonization is still palpable in
african countries
at many levels to this very day
borders arbitrarily drawn
at the berlin conference in 1885
the borders of african countries which
have overwhelmingly remained the same
over a century later totally overtook
the distribution of ethnic groups
cultures religions
and languages they are solely based on
the economic interests of former
colonial powers
for their own hegemonic project and
surprisingly
many conflicts over control of resources
have arisen
between ethnic groups that were
originally the same and
now live on different sides of a border
with different
nationalities
several pan-africanist leaders including
gruma have advocated for a common
african foreign policy strategy
speaking to the importance of not being
restricted by
arts official borders that were neither
drawn by africans
nor for their benefit or would their
interests in mind
have you ever noticed how in many
african countries
the main roads and railways that have
historically been used
go from the interior of the country to
the nearest coast
this can be traced back to colonialism
and the exploitative project of
colonists to bring natural resources to
the coast
and ship them out of africa if there was
no
export at the time in a specific area
roads and railways were not
created
indeed there was no interest for
colonists to encourage
intracontinental trading or commerce
hence why roads and railways that aim to
connect
africans and their resources to each
other are few
and all relatively recent as
dr j.e quagir agree said
it is time that africans and those who
are committed to africa's liberation
from a colonial paradigm internalize
that only the best is good enough for
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