A PowerAfrika Post-Mortem of the Man and the Myth Introduction: The Mythmaker Jerry John Rawlings’ name is etched deep into Ghana’s political memory — sometimes as a savior, sometimes as a tyrant. For nineteen years, he commanded the country’s destiny. His image — the rugged air force officer with a clenched fist — became a … Read more
Introduction At the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, European colonial powers carved the African continent into territories to serve imperial interests, entirely disregarding the cultural, ethnic, linguistic, and historical landscapes of the indigenous peoples. These arbitrary borders were drawn with rulers and ink, not with consent or context, and with no African representation at the table. … Read more
Introduction “Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.” – Benjamin Franklin The question of reparations for the historical and ongoing exploitation of Africa is no longer a matter of abstract debate. It is a moral, economic, and political imperative grounded in centuries of violence, theft, … Read more
They buried it in silence, hoping we would forget. Buried it beneath borders drawn in Berlin, beneath flags soaked in imperial compromise, beneath textbooks that teach us everything but our unity. They buried it beneath names we did not choose, languages we were forced to speak, religions that taught us to bow before foreign gods … Read more
