Liberation Is Earned, Not Given: Decolonial Imagination, Youth Agency, and the Responsibility of Africa’s Educated Generation

Résumé

"There comes a moment in the life of every generation when history ceases to be merely a memory and instead becomes a teacher, a tool, and a mandate. For African youth, that moment is not located in some distant future, it is now. The destiny of the African continent will not be decided solely in state houses, international summits, or party conferences, but in the daily decisions young Africans make. Those decisions may involve surrendering to feelings of powerlessness, accepting only colonial explanations for current circumstances and avoiding to take  accountability for the roles we have played or they may involve mobilizing, educating ourselves, confronting the continent’s painful historical experiences, and honoring the sacrifices of previous generations who fought for freedom." (p.25). [...]