The needed paradigm shift in African Development scenarioSudan Tribune - April 10, 2008
By Yaadasaa Dafaa
It is a public secret to know that Africa is one of the oldest continent with abundant natural resources. Without going in depth, History and Scientific researches verifies that the oldest human remains to be found in the valleys of Oromia in Africa. Therefore, one can not deny absolutely that Africa is not the origin of human beings. As far as Africa's natural resources, we grew up with the educational curriculum that was modeled after Europeans (Anglo-Franc) pedagogical systems, even if the origins of schooling states otherwise. In my era of Educational acquisition, what the book said was taken as a biblical messages brought down by Moses from Mt, Sinai. So it is not too far fetched truth to claim that what ever truth, bias, cheer quackery, or even distortion wrote on the book with the European style and methods are learned by African of my generation as the whole and proven truth. At the same time Africa was/is described as a poor continent with very scares natural recourses to alter this predicaments of impoverishment, backwardness, and depending on handout from abroad. Read More.