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Does the Future of Africa Rely on its Past?

The academic system as we know it in Africa has not significantly contributed to Africa’s development. This is because it has not been ‘contextualized’ so as to actually take into account the realities faced by African societies on a daily basis. African realities refer here to ‘culture’ and ‘traditions’, but not only. Since the academic system does not take into account the peculiarities of these realities, it fails to solve problems faced by African societies as the structure of the academi...

Within or Outside the Box – [Have Africans Made their Choice?]

Africa is a land of almost unlimited opportunities. However, since the decline of one of the greatest civilizations of all time, the Kemet (Egyptian) civilization around 525 B.C., these opportunities are no longer really benefitting Africans. What most Africans ignore, however, is that the Kemet civilization is the daughter of the Ancient Ethiopians, at least according to Diodorus Siculus (Diodorus of Sicily) who is amongst the most credible historians of antiquity. The reason why a great dea...

Brain Drain – Is it Really Bad for Africa’s Development?

‘Brain Drain’ is defined, in simple terms, as the migration of skilled or talented people from one country to another one – or from one continent to another continent! Thus, Brain Drain is the capacity for one country [the host country] to attract the best searchers, scientists, professors, etc. from other countries, through a legal process. The host country selects, during this process, the most qualified people in sectors where there is shortage of experienced or well-trained people. These...

Leadership – The Only Way to Africa’s Industrialization [?]

In most organizations in the world, and from time immemorial, it is known that ‘a fish rots from the head down’. In other words, leaders or those who are at the top are responsible for the wellbeing of the organizations or societies that decided to trust their leadership skills. And in general, leaders are results-driven. This is because they usually have a clear vision of what they expect to see and work hard to set sound or pragmatic goals that the ‘group’ will strive to achieve without bei...

Africa – Industrialization is not a Commodity

The industrialization of Africa, especially of sub-Saharan Africa, will not occur overnight. This is because industrializing a country or a continent is not like buying a commodity at the supermarket. It is a rather complex process that needs to be holistic. Close to 60 years after the independence of most African countries south of the Sahara (except South-Africa), it appears that industrialization is still a motto, not a reality.

In the 1960’s Africans were already projecting the industrial...

Flipping Pages Trailer – Debunking Myths around African Talent

This trailer enables the reader to preview the inside of the book “Debunking Myths around African Talent” as if he was flipping through the pages. The 3 Chapters of the book are presented in a manner that should help prospective readers make an informed purchasing decision.

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The Unconscious Complementarity of Two Authors – Part 2

Rudy L. Massamba and Keith C. Holmes are partners because both authors share a common vision which is to investigate the facts that African people are among the earliest inventors and innovators in world history.

Keith C. Holmes was interviewed in 2013 on Arise News to talk about his book (Black Inventors – Crafting Over 200 Years of Success), while Rudy L. Massamba was invited in 2017 on Africanews to discuss the role that African inventors can / should play in science and technology related...

Author Invited to Talk About Science and Technology in Africa

Rudy Massamba, author of the book “Debunking Myths around African Talent” and promoter of website Kumatoo.com, was invited to share his views on the role of Africans in Science and Technology on Africanews’ Morning Call.

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The Lebombo bone (at least 35,000 years old) is the oldest mathematical instrument, on earth, that was found in Tanzania. Its 29 markings suggest that it was used to track the lunar cycle, among others. Today, Africans do manufacture, in Africa, science and technology re...

Africanews’ Invitation to Talk About Science and Technology in Africa

Rudy Massamba, author of the book “Debunking Myths around African Talent” and promoter of website Kumatoo.com, was invited to share his views on the role of Africans in Science and Technology on Africanews’ Morning Call.

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The Lebombo bone (at least 35,000 years old) is the oldest mathematical instrument, on earth, that was found in Tanzania. Its 29 markings suggest that it was used to track the lunar cycle, among others. Today, Africans do manufacture, in Africa, science and technology re...

Author’s Interview on Africanews About African Inventors

I was interviewed by Africanews where I shared the reasons that led me to research African inventors (from ancient times to present), as well as the reasons I believe that technology in Africa should not be dissociated from ancestral traditions.

As the interview was conducted in French, the original video is available below:

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