By Dr. Amina Diallo, Professor of African Studies
Decolonizing African Education: Beyond the Rhetoric
For decades, the call to decolonize African education systems has echoed across lecture halls and policy forums. Yet, as we approach the midpoint of the 21st century, how much substantive change have we actually achieved? The reality is that our universities remain largely wedded to Eurocentric curricula, pedagogical approaches, and epistemological frameworks that continue to marginalize indigenous knowledge systems.
True decolonization requires more than simply adding a few African authors to reading lists or translating textbooks into local languages. It demands a fundamental reimagining of what constitutes knowledge, who gets to produce it, and how it should be transmitted. We must confront uncomfortable questions about power dynamics in academia and challenge the implicit hierarchy that privileges Western ways of knowing...
