What now? perspective from an African history student

Anything fall so hard needs to re-bounce.

We learned about the hopeless days of Atlantic slave trade, and colonialism. Now we move on, we see some hope for Africa in Nationalism.

I say hope because at last some African realize they were oppress for too long, and decide its time for Africans running Africa. With the higher education they got from Europe or US, they have a chance. Our study focus on the example of Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana.

If you know his contribution and policies, you will know that he is a dictator, did many horrible awful things yet also good, effective things to benefits Ghanians.

I'm just trying to say, why we always get caught in the middle of good and bad? We try to fix, and make all things completely good, but we always fail.

The state Africa is in is better, but still in great debt with the developed world. Is it alright for the poor to owe to the rich? I don't think its bad for the poor to owe the rich, but the debt Africans own is partly Europeans fault. (Part of Africa's independence treaty is to have debt to the Europeans)(yes, footnote, which i need to work on)

Next, Africa is still dependent on Europe. Super long, messy business. So messy that my words just fail to do "justice" to it. Basically that by cutting all ties with Europe, Africa will not survive in many ways. But by keeping the tie, will Africa learn to develop on its own until it can provide for its need? hah, that is something little me can't speak of. Not with the too little I know.