African Epistemology as a Catalyst for Good Governance and Leadership in Africa.

The paper aims at using knowledge that is domiciled in the African continent to examine and solve the myriad of problems bewildering the continent. Emphasis in this paper is placed on how these problems such as economic retardation, corruption, despotism, war, Human trafficking, militancy and a host of others just to mention a few could be exterminated. It opines (the paper) that indigenes of Africa who are renowned scholars residing in other continents of the world could be called upon to participate in the ongoing developmental processes in their various countries. There are sagacious senior citizens of Africa whose brains could equally be tapped in terms of revamping and revitalizing the ailing economy of Africa. Africa has vast resources that can be explored in developing its economy without necessarily relying on the so-called developed countries. The paper believes that effort needs to be intensified by the leaders of Africa in ensuring that there is unity of purpose among them so as to cooperatively work together to develop African economy. Lip services, according to this paper should no longer be played in the administration and governance of this region. Leaders must eschew the habit of looting treasury by stashing money away into foreign coffers instead of ploughing the money back to better the lot of the people of Africa. Selfishness, greed, corruption, war and other similar vices must be avoided if Africa is to develop. The paper concludes that the footpaths of African fathers such as Awolowo of Nigeria, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, etc, must be followed in order to attain the goal of development set by them for the continent.

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