Black Africa: The Economic and Cultural Basis for a Federated State
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- Author：Cheikh Anta Diop
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Summary
This expanded edition continues Diop's campaign for the political and economic unification of the nations of black Africa。 It concludes with a lengthy interview with Diop。
Reviews
Inem
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This actually should be essential reading for Pan-AfricanistsIt's a short read （105 pages in the french version） that maps out a fairly detailed plan for the industrialization of a federal African continental-wide super state。 I really like that this book focuses on the more logistical side of Pan-Africanism。 It's more about strategies than ideology。 Both are important but， it's interesting to read the more technical stuff like this because it gets talked about less。 Diop is no doubt a scientist This actually should be essential reading for Pan-AfricanistsIt's a short read （105 pages in the french version） that maps out a fairly detailed plan for the industrialization of a federal African continental-wide super state。 I really like that this book focuses on the more logistical side of Pan-Africanism。 It's more about strategies than ideology。 Both are important but， it's interesting to read the more technical stuff like this because it gets talked about less。 Diop is no doubt a scientist at heart and by training so there were moments when I got a little lost in the details of how energy is going to be extracted and converted and all that。 He also touches on the language question in Africa-- I have thoughts on this and I am glad he brings it up。 It needs to be brought up more。 He's a little biased towards Senegal and the Sahel-- like he drags on a little bit when he gets to the part where he talks about Senegal's contribution and a little with Mali and Niger too but I do like that all of Africa is included to some extent here。 He is a scientific socialist - he doesn't go into it THAT much but he does state outright that our Africa will be a socialist united state and will avoid creating an industrial bourgeoisie and will not go down a capitalist path， he talks about economic planning and references his historical materialist analyses of AFRICAn history in his other works。 This is the Diop that is definitely getting erased and replaced with the "Afrocentric" Diop。Ok on the language question in AfricaHere's where I agree with Diop:- I believe that Africa does indeed need to have a single federal language that serves as the language of communication between all of the various states and is the official language of the government， most media， literature， the workplace and is a language of instruction from the primary through university level of education。 While Diop doesn't mention which language this should be， I agree with the popular Swahili proposal。 It makes the most sense and Pan-Africanists who believe we can create a successful continental-wide government without an official shared language are not being realistic or scientific。Here's where I disagree with Diop:-Diop proposes that in addition to an official continental-wide language， we should also have official regional languages or official languages for the （sub） states in Africa based on whatever language is the most commonly spoken language in the African states today。 This is easy for him to say since he is Wolof and he basically says sorry Serer speakers but in Senegal， we are replacing your language with Wolof。 This would cause serious conflict literally everywhere， especially in a place like Nigeria which hardly has a majority language but even in Senegal and Burkina and other states that do have a majority language。 What I propose is that we have one official language for the African federal-state BUT we also continue to guard Africa's position as the most polyglot continent in the world。 Every village or group of villages with a shared ethnolinguistic group should have a council of education charges with ensuring that all primary and secondary school students in the villages are receiving a bilingual education with instruction in Swahili and then the local language of that village。 It's not perfect but it's light years better than what we currently have。 So many people would become literate in their native languages for the first time。 So many would become the first person to read and write in their language in their whole bloodline。 This seems mostly feasible though we may need special programs for critically endangered languages。Final thoughts: I honestly wonder what Diop would say if he came back here to learn that he's considered the father of this neo-pharaonic back to Egypt movement。 He would have to be so confused。。。 。。。more
Matthew Capuano-Rizzo
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Une présentation inédite de l’unité historique， culturelle et linguistique de l’Afrique ainsi qu’un argument irréfutable pour son unification dans un contexte post-coloniale。 Diop insiste sur la richesse de l’Afrique en minéraux et en énergies renouvelables et démontre le rôle que ses ressources peuvent jouer dans l’industrialisation du continent。 Cela passe notamment par forger les liens étroits de coopération entre tous les pays du continent sinon les intégrer dans une union collective。 Diop p Une présentation inédite de l’unité historique， culturelle et linguistique de l’Afrique ainsi qu’un argument irréfutable pour son unification dans un contexte post-coloniale。 Diop insiste sur la richesse de l’Afrique en minéraux et en énergies renouvelables et démontre le rôle que ses ressources peuvent jouer dans l’industrialisation du continent。 Cela passe notamment par forger les liens étroits de coopération entre tous les pays du continent sinon les intégrer dans une union collective。 Diop parlait des énergies renouvelables avant le mouvement actuel du « sustainability » ， du féminisme avant que c’est devenu à la mode。 Ce livre doit être une lecture obligatoire pour tous ceux et celles qui sont concernés par le continent Africain et son avenir。 。。。more
Julius
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Der aus dem Senegal stammende Autor ist wohl einer der einflussreichsten panafrikanischen Historiker und Politiker der Zeit nach der Dekolonialisierung。 Das 1978 erschienene Buch ist eine Zusammenfassung seiner politischen， kulturellen und wirtschaftlichen Vorstellungen für ein vereintest Afrika。 Er untersucht nicht nur Energiebedarf- und förderungsmöglichkeiten des Kontinents sondern schlägt unter anderem ebenso vor eine gemeinsame afrikanische Sprache und lingua franca zu etablieren。 Nur so kö Der aus dem Senegal stammende Autor ist wohl einer der einflussreichsten panafrikanischen Historiker und Politiker der Zeit nach der Dekolonialisierung。 Das 1978 erschienene Buch ist eine Zusammenfassung seiner politischen， kulturellen und wirtschaftlichen Vorstellungen für ein vereintest Afrika。 Er untersucht nicht nur Energiebedarf- und förderungsmöglichkeiten des Kontinents sondern schlägt unter anderem ebenso vor eine gemeinsame afrikanische Sprache und lingua franca zu etablieren。 Nur so könne Afrika dem nachhaltigen neokolonialistischen Einfluss von ausserhalb standhalten。 。。。more
JRT
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This is a short， but powerful piece on the paramount necessity of continental African unity。 The great Cheikh Anta Diop sets forth a compelling case against any and all efforts to unify Africa on economic lines without first unifying politically。 Diop argues that post-colonial Africa has not been able to secure any meaningful independence from its former Western masters because the many African states are disjointed， politically isolated from one another， and susceptible to foreign domination an This is a short， but powerful piece on the paramount necessity of continental African unity。 The great Cheikh Anta Diop sets forth a compelling case against any and all efforts to unify Africa on economic lines without first unifying politically。 Diop argues that post-colonial Africa has not been able to secure any meaningful independence from its former Western masters because the many African states are disjointed， politically isolated from one another， and susceptible to foreign domination and external influence。 He calls this problem "South Americanization" in an allusion to the similar phenomena that plagued Latin American nations once they secured their "independence" from Spain and other European powers。 In short， continental African federalism is necessary to stop neo-colonialism and usher in true cultural， economic， and geo-political African independence。 Diop argues that in order to politically unify， vast sections of Africa must first adopt a common language。 Second， the individual African states in the continent's various regions must be willing to cede some of their national sovereignty （specifically in the areas of foreign trade， defense， and economics） to a continental / regional political entity that has the authority to bind all the states together under common interests。 Only then can unified economic interests be ensured。Diop spends a significant portion of the book detailing Africa's vast， plentiful， and abundant natural resources。 These resources give Africa the ability to industrialize and become clean-energy self-sufficient。 However， Africa must first break the chains of indirect foreign rule。 This can only be done by political unity among individual African states in the form of a single Federated State （or in the meantime， various regional political entities）。 Diop includes a 15-step program for continental African unity， and spends much time discussing the necessity of including Arab North Africa in the the program。 Diop also makes clear that the unified Federated State would not be exclusionary on the basis of skin color or "race，" but that no white state would be allowed to exist in Africa， as it would entail white minority rule over a Black majority， inevitably leading to war and conflict。 This is a great introduction to the historical frame that Pan Africanists such as Diop， Nyerere， and Nkrumah viewed in the post-colonial age。 It is also illustrative of what Black / African radicalism should focus on in 2021 and beyond。 Pan African unity is as much a necessity today as it was in the 60s， 70s， and 80s。 Diop's emphasis on African cultural renaissance （through embracing indigenous languages and understanding African civilizational history） informs his belief that culture is central to uniting the continent of Africa， and defeating the forces of Western imperialism once and for all。 。。。more
Anthony Carter
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A good readA quick read that illustrates the vast clean energy resources of Africa and how unifications across countries can increase efficiency and local prosperity。
Aliyu Lawal
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Africa is indeed the jewel of the earth， there is no continent on earth that is blessed with infinite mineral resources and arable agricultural land like Africa。 There is a thousand and one way to develop Africa into the black man's Valhalla。 With strong and consistent leadership， Africa can be the envy of the world and the pioneers of the world order。 Diop has clearly mentioned the potentials of every African region in terms of energy （solar， wind， hydro， nuclear， geothermal） and raw materials Africa is indeed the jewel of the earth， there is no continent on earth that is blessed with infinite mineral resources and arable agricultural land like Africa。 There is a thousand and one way to develop Africa into the black man's Valhalla。 With strong and consistent leadership， Africa can be the envy of the world and the pioneers of the world order。 Diop has clearly mentioned the potentials of every African region in terms of energy （solar， wind， hydro， nuclear， geothermal） and raw materials （diamonds， gold， silver， precious metals etc）。 A good venture capitalist， especially in energy， should have this book， but please especially Europe/West should go with the intention to give and take。 Not annihilate and take， Africans are good people and humble to earth。 The continent had had enough exploitation and bastardisation， any investor going there should avoid politicians and go straight to the markets and consult the motherland laws on energy and mineral resources。 Brilliant piece， rest in power Prof。 Diop 。。。more
Anzu Krom
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Africa must unite！
Tekpwfari Stix El Ra
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This book is so brilliantly written made me wonder if the countries colonized by France have a better understanding of Africa's plight and the dynamics of the relationship between the colonized （slave） and colonizer （master）。 Dr。 Diop is a breath of fresh air when it's so hard to find scholars， elders， and teachers that will state the hard truth of how Africa can at least start to contemplate our problems from an realistic African paradigm。 Asé and Hótep to this wonderful ancestor。 This book is so brilliantly written made me wonder if the countries colonized by France have a better understanding of Africa's plight and the dynamics of the relationship between the colonized （slave） and colonizer （master）。 Dr。 Diop is a breath of fresh air when it's so hard to find scholars， elders， and teachers that will state the hard truth of how Africa can at least start to contemplate our problems from an realistic African paradigm。 Asé and Hótep to this wonderful ancestor。 。。。more
Anne Kedi
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