
The Chanzo has published the first installment of an opinion series titled "The Black Colonialist: Africa's Self-Inflicted Wound," which examines the legacy of colonialism in Africa while questioning what African leaders have achieved since independence. The piece argues that, beyond the wounds inflicted by colonial rule, the continent's post-independence governance by its own leaders deserves scrutiny. It frames Africa's ongoing challenges as partly self-inflicted, setting up a broader critique to be continued in subsequent parts of the series.
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