This is the first of the three articles I am working on: The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS.) It was formed in 1975 to foster the economic union of the West African sub-region.
The situation in the Caribbean, home of some 40 million people of African ancestry, is marginally better. The primary difference with West Africa is America, not Europe, has become our neo-colonial master. Outside of the Cubans who have been under US blockade for 40 years, the rest of the Caribbean are bumbling along with no alternatives to Trump's tariff warfare. Kissing ass seems to be our fate.
This is quite sad development as the Carribean has produced the most outstanding Pan-African scholars - Chancellor Williams, Hillary Beckles, Eric Williams, Walter Rodney, etc.
Fortunately, the youth of Africa appears to be devloping PA Consciousness. Let us hope that the momemtum goes full blast!
Our current intellectual elites have become a bunch of timid liberals unwilling or unable to challenge the status quo. They are living off the legacy of epochal anti-colonial scholars such as Eric Williams, Walter Rodney and George Beckford. The current lot have been corrupted by US, Canadian and European grants.
Another very thoughtful commentary on ECOWAS. 👏👏👏
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The situation in the Caribbean, home of some 40 million people of African ancestry, is marginally better. The primary difference with West Africa is America, not Europe, has become our neo-colonial master. Outside of the Cubans who have been under US blockade for 40 years, the rest of the Caribbean are bumbling along with no alternatives to Trump's tariff warfare. Kissing ass seems to be our fate.
This is quite sad development as the Carribean has produced the most outstanding Pan-African scholars - Chancellor Williams, Hillary Beckles, Eric Williams, Walter Rodney, etc.
Fortunately, the youth of Africa appears to be devloping PA Consciousness. Let us hope that the momemtum goes full blast!
Our current intellectual elites have become a bunch of timid liberals unwilling or unable to challenge the status quo. They are living off the legacy of epochal anti-colonial scholars such as Eric Williams, Walter Rodney and George Beckford. The current lot have been corrupted by US, Canadian and European grants.
To our eternal shame and tragedy😭