Nostalgic Patriotism is a luxury: The Danger of A Single Story on Africa Rising July 28, 2015
Posted by OromianEconomist in Africa Rising.Tags: Africa, Africa Rising, The danger of Single story on Africa Rising
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“Last time I saw you, you looked like apocalypse
Hell and then Genesis combined
Last time I saw you, you were stripping me of
Anything and anyone that was mine
See that’s how I remember you
That’s how I remember you
So please forgive me if
I never call you home again
So please forgive me
If I never call you home again” ~~Corneille: I’ll Never Call you Home Again
Yesterday I attended a conference where we met this year’s fellows from the Mandela Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI). The hot topic of course was discussing how to build and maintain a bridge between the diaspora and residents of the homeland, to leverage a superpower that will engender great change. One of them was of the opinion that those living on the continent had been let down…
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