Challenging Africa’s Toxic Image

Ished a little tear of joy when I learned about the <a href="https://africaclimatesummit.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">2023 Africa Climate Summit</a> and the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/g20-admit-african-union-permanent-member-new-delhi-summit-draft-declaration-2023-09-09/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Africa Union’s admittance to the G20 at the Delhi summit</a>: it is about time for Africans to have a seat at the top table in the emerging new world order. For the first time in history, the idea of “African solutions to African problems as they relate to climate change” may finally be seen in action, which makes it particularly significant. It is a positive step that is long overdue. But how often, nay, how frequently, the most earnest ringing declarations and ambitious global goals are forgotten. The sad truth is that there can be no solution to the ongoing climate crisis or other development-related initiatives unless Africa’s toxic image is first challenged. Why? Because the continuing bitterness in African over <a href="https://www.cssscal.org/pdf/publication/ade_ajayi.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">colonialism and the poisonous legacy of slavery</a> have conspired to put a fetter on <a href="https://thekamugasachallenge.com/independence-part-1/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">good democratic governance in Africa</a>, which in turn is linked to the continent’s abysmal economic development in the last 60 years. Without an equitable economic programme (something like an African Marshall Plan) on the African continent, there’s no realistic prospect of solving the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/28/crazy-off-the-charts-records-has-humanity-finally-broken-the-climate#:~:text=The%20record%2Dshattering%20heatwaves,and%20accelerating%20phase%20of%20destruction%3F" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">climate crisis</a>, both on the African continent and the rest of the world. <a href="https://medium.com/the-new-climate/challenging-africas-toxic-image-b47da520219f">Read More</a>