- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXhsPA2fHKQ
The renowned Cameroonian philosopher, Achille Mbembe, asserts that genuine democracy has yet to take root across the African continent. In an exclusive interview, he delved into critical topics ranging from the concept of democracy itself to the CFA franc, the political inertia in Central Africa, and the ongoing discourse surrounding reparations for the slave trade.
During the 3rd edition of the African Democracy Conference held at the Théodore Monod Museum in Dakar, Professor Achille Mbembe, a distinguished historian, philosopher, and research scholar, shared his insights.
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As the president of the Foundation for Innovation for Democracy, Mbembe offered a sharp critique of democratic experiments in Africa. Contrary to the common narrative that the continent is experiencing a crisis of democracy, he posited that in most African nations, democracy has never been genuinely established.
“There cannot be a crisis of democracy where it does not exist”
For Achille Mbembe, characterizing the situation in Africa as a
