Revolutions grow from the seeds of persistence
As a young African I made it a mission to learn and understand my position while also reflecting on my continents history. What I still can't comprehend is how my lands hold the largest amount of natural resources on the planet yet my people are the most impoverished and uneducated population on the face of the earth. The truth is something every African considers but doesn't have the courage to accept. As a continent we gained our independence from the colonial powers that shackled and tortured us for centuries only to rush into another form of slavery, namely corporate democracy. Today we are at the mercy of three main factors that directly or indirectly control every aspect of our daily lives. The first is the economic imperialism that takes our precious resources in exchange for crippling interest loans and the promise of infrastructure. You can pretend that this is not the case, but reality is something that shows itself to you on every corner of this continent. The secon...