ICH4801 Assignment 3
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SECTION A: COMPULSORY SECTION
Question 1 [40 marks]
1(a) (20 marks) – compulsory Read the given extract titled, “Colonialism,
coloniality and post-colonial Africa: a conceptual framework”, from chapter 7
of the prescribed book (Seroto, Davids & Wolhuter 2020) and then answer the
questions that follow. Colonialism, coloniality and post-colonial Africa: a
conceptual framework Post-colonial reconstruction of African societies cannot
be limited to political and economic transformation. Due to the predominance
of Western epistemologies and systems of education during and after
colonialism, the African masses often became oblivious to their forgotten
history. Western European colonial policies such as ‘assimilation’ (French)
and ‘assimilados’ (Portuguese) were based on a rejection of the local culture
and an adoption of a foreign, European culture – essentially a denial of an
African identity. The African elite that worked in close collaboration with the
colonial administration often became the main protagonists of European
culture. When a few African leaders met in Addis Ababa in 1963 to establish
the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the objective was to liberate the
continent from colonialism and apartheid. While apartheid was abolished in
1994, African countries remained largely dependent on foreign aid which
compromised their political and economic independence. Without achieving
its objectives, the OAU was dissolved in July 2002 and transformed into the
African Union (AU), which aimed to unite its fifty-three member-states
politically, socially and economically. The AU intended to address the old
African problems afresh through the promotion of democracy, good
governance and foreign investment (Carbone, 2002). For a long time, Africa
seems to have been suffering from the aftermath of colonialism, which has
posed serious challenges to its economic development and independence. The
colonial legacy left behind structural inequalities that were difficult to
eradicate. However, Smith argues that ‘there can be no social justice without
cognitive justice’ and calls for an ecology of knowledge(s) that enables
alternative ways of knowing and scientific knowledge to co-exist (Smith,
2012:214). The inspiration of an African Renaissance, which is mainly about
cultural and intellectual revitalisation, should become an integral part of
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