Famous, appreciated and read on all continents, Achille Mbembe is one of the principal pillar of postcolonial studies, constantly providing content and guidance for social scientists and critical theorists. Eleven years after the launch of Sortir de la grande nuit 1 , the intensely updated English version of the masterpiece appears in 2021 at Columbia University Press publishing house. The book's title suggests the progress of the African community on a global scale. Moreover, the Cameroonian author clearly indicates that this project has dealt with "decolonization as a praxis of selfdefense and as an experience of emergence and uprising" and it is "an inquiry into the decolonized community". 2 Out of the Dark Night is divided into six dense chapters, outlined by an Introduction and an Epilogue meant to lead us directly into the Politics of the Future World, the main point being the localization of the postcolonial at the present moment, because "our era is far from being one of repentance, and is rather an era of clear conscience" (p. 133) and all chapters are completing and supporting this statement. In his new book, Achille
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The object of the book is to examine the wave of African decolonization movements in the twentieth century. By carefully paying attention to the philosophical meaning of the will to community, the book presents the decolonial turn as a concatenation of uneven processes that aim to overhaul Western hegemony. This anticolonial push was animated by the pursuit of an African future that was born out entanglements between European colonialism and African particularities. Mbembe’s Afropolitan perspective illuminates the many capillary knots that shape old boundaries and define the planetary crises of our age.
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The 4th African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA) biennial conference was all about being human and (re)imagining the human from Africa. About 600 people participated, in person in Cape Town and/or virtually. The theme of decolonization was discussed in many of the 160 sessions over five days in April 2022. This article explores some of the themes that emerged in the presentations and discussions regarding decolonization, which some called merely a buzzword. Is decolonization more than a buzzword? And if so, is it even possible to achieve decolonization? To begin the reflection, how is the concept defined? Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, drawing on other scholars, writes that “Decolonization is rooted in dismantling colonial and imperialist systems that are built into the social, economic, political, cultural, and religious realities of colonized peoples” and “requires tremendous work and effort in addressing these injustices.” People and organizations in communities around the world are trying to understand colonial hierarchies and legacies and how to dismantle them and refashion ways of relating and organizing in society that account for mutual respect and reciprocity for one and all. However, if decolonisation is more than just talk, is it sufficient as a concept and a strategy to attain that end? Another question to keep in mind. This article is organized in nine sections: 1) Doing Africa, 2) Speaking out through kangas, writing and publishing, 3) Values, history, language, education, and culture matter, 4) Epistemic journeys, 5) Umoja, 6) Exercising real power in parliament, 7) Leveraging digital spaces, 8) Hope for Africa as a forever incomplete project, 9) Positionality. The non-comprehensive nature of this “coverage” of the decolonization debate at the ASAA conference makes this reflection incomplete and open to dialogue. The intergenerational conversations and queries and affirmations of Global Africa’s next generation at ASAA2022 suggest that the project of Africa, building on ancestral foundations in a spirit of conviviality and incompleteness, is very much on the move. Consult the submitted version with footnotes at https://www.kathryntoure.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/K.-Toure-for-The-Elephant-5.pdf.
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