The Pan-Africanism that envisaged the ideal of wholeness was gradually cut down to the size of a continent, … - Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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Everything that has ever happened to you has happened for you. Not one thing that has happened is wasted. . . You were building strength and strength x strength = POWER.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

The Pan-Africanism that envisaged the ideal of wholeness was gradually cut down to the size of a continent, then a nation, a region, an ethnos, a clan, and even a village in some instances But Pan-Africanism has not outlived its mission. Seen as an economic, political, cultural, and psychological re-membering vision, it should continue to guide remembering practices

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