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Conclusion: A Canvass for a Decolonial African Agency

Gorden Moyo
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Gorden Moyo: University of the Free State (UFS)

Chapter Chapter 9 in Africa in the Global Economy, 2024, pp 159-173 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the concluding chapter, the book returns full circle to the purpose of its inquiry. Instead of closing out the inquiry by returning to the main chapters and repeating the same arguments made, the conclusion reflects on what needs to be done in order to break the colonial chains that keep Africa operating on the fringes of global affairs. In this way, the concluding chapter is a canvass for a new type of African agency that is required to advance an alternative vision for the continent. In particular, Moyo argues that an Afro-decolonial agency is the most relevant and appropriate form of agency that is required to reverse the years of looting of Africa’s wealth by external actors – both new and old. He contends that this decolonial African agency will need to adopt a raft of radical policies in its relations with the rest of the world. Importantly, Moyo counsels that Africa should stop outsourcing its development responsibility to external epistemic institutions, global powers, and corporations. Instead, it should use its internal resources for itself.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-51000-7_9

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