What must Continent Learn from History?
“Africa my Africa; Africa The Land of proud warriors of the ancestral savannah; Your blood flows through my veins; Your black blood that irrigates the river fields; The river fields of your work; The work of your slavery; The slavery of your children; Africa tell me Africa.” These were the words of Senegalese Poet, Author, Philosopher, Philanthropist, Academic and Professor, the late Birago Diop. In this Poem, the late Birago Diop reminded Africa about her compelling sad historical evolution as an antidote that must used in redefining the socio-economical and socio-political dynamics of the continent in the changing world of our times. With a new scramble for Africa that could be duped a historical repetition, when shall Africa arise from the natural slumber, and when shall Africa tell herself? These are the good questions that will continue to be rooted in to the annals of our history. Historically the scramble for Africa dates back to the 19th century, when colonialism was the drivin
