'Deep reflections need to happen on the merits of extractivism-based economic models, which have all failed to improve the overall well-being of Africans,' writes GreenpeaceAfric's Mbong Akiy Fokwa Tsafack
has launched a mega auction of 30 oil and gas blocks, overlapping national parks and peatlands, and disregarding the rights of local communities.It begs the question: Can the African environmental movement succeed without Decolonization?
In the decades since African countries officially became independent states, the colonial approach to focus on extracting what Africa's soil and waters contain has persisted, coming at the expense of maximizing the potential of our minds. Decolonization will require African leaders to look inwards. It will take courage and audacity to think beyond the dominant western socio-economic pathway which Africa desperately tries to emulate, with little or nothing to show for. It will require tapping into African values and to reimagine an economic system which isn't built solely on profits but on the basis of collective well-being. Building a good life on African terms is a vision we must dare to articulate in practical terms.
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