The Afrikan power was destroyed by the European gun, slave trade, colonialism and racism. Through the Berlin Treaty of 26 February 1885 African resources and labour were used to develop Europe and its satellites. To enthrone once again the Africentric view of the world, Africans must look at the history of Africa anew. Many scholars have ventilated on this position. We must assimilate their warnings and wisdom. A well-read scholar, Patrick Henry, has said: ‘I know of no other way to foresee the future than the study of the past.’ Our own most prominent Pan-Africanist scholar in our country, Dr. Muziwakhe Lembede, has written: ‘One who wants to create a future must not forget the past.’
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 23:24:09 +0000