Decolonization Of The Mind: Africa’s Greatest Emancipation

Africa is going through rough patches across all the systems, which has been the major deadlocks bedeviling the growth of leadership and good governance to give the people quality participation in the activities of governance and enjoying the dividends of democracy. Before making progress there have to be emancipation of the mind which is down to thoughts, motivations, positivity, humanity and being of service to the people, these are the core indicators of moving away from already decolonized mind which has been the setbacks, marred the development of Africa in providing the necessary amenities and exposing to the people what good governance and active participation in political exercise entails.

Africa has to quickly move away from evil of colonization and create a new continent that will be destination for the countries of the world, but these colonized minds have been wallowing on corruption, embezzlement and ever ready to be the architects of impoverishment that will keep dragging the continent into mud. The current crop of African leaders are not taking ownership, the future of Africans depend on what these leaders are doing today, unfortunately they feel comfortable sabotaging the interest of Africans just to put their interest at the forefront, decolonizing the structure and building new political atmosphere that is going to entrench good leadership is going to serve as Africa’s greatest emancipation.

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Everyone has a role to play in the process, it is going to be rebuilding system, even though younger generation due to long exclusion from African politics has given up on the African dream, but the dream is still much alive they can be the real change makers if they take central stage in championing good course that is going to revitalize African political circle and breathe in fresh air into the system. This project is for the younger generation, for them to be able to have a continent they can truly call their own not which has been eaten up by political cankerworms that have staged the downfall of Africa at their own selfish interests.

Power is not utilized and channeled in right direction in Africa, it is always the head takes it all without examinations, Nelson Mandela was a great African politician who championed a course that South Africans are enjoying the dividends today, he denied himself freedom so that other will be free and being of service and servant to the people. This type of decolonized mind is missing in Africa today, the scenario that is going on in Africa, is where a politician will prefer to die in power and satisfy selfish cravings to brutally render the economy and state affairs on life support while he enjoys the woes, and poor masses are leaking their wounds caused by leaders who supposed to protect their interests.

African dream is still possible, a new Africa can be achieved that’s the vision of the forefathers who fought, so that there will Africa today. People should be willing and come out to choose their leaders, because they control the major things that is going to guarantee your success as a person, your willpower is your vote and contributions to move Africa forward. A good number of African population are suffering, manmade suffering manufactured by leaders who out of gluttony represent hopelessness and the desire to nurture a colonized mind just for the people to keep living in captivity, Africa’s greatest emancipation will be a decolonized mind for all Africans.