Decolonisation in Africa

Munyaradzi Mawere, Costain Tandi

• Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN: 9789956004270
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Index: Social Sciences

This book confronts one of the most urgent and enduring challenges of our time: decolonisation in Africa. It makes an audacious and unapologetic argument: that strategic areas across the continent remain deeply mired in neo-colonialism, thereby rendering decolonisation an unfinished business. Through perceptive chapters written by distinguished African scholars and intellectuals, this volume interrogates the systemic barriers to Africa's self- determination and sovereignty. The book delves into four critical areas still facing colonial entanglement. It exposes persistent Eurocentric epistemic frameworks embedded in education systems, critiques political systems rooted in colonial governance which often fail to reflect the aspirations of African societies, and dissects exploitative economic structures designed to perpetuate dependency and inequality. Equally, it explores cultural identity and heritage, confronting the erasure and distortion of Africa's rich narratives, while championing alternative models grounded in African traditions and priorities. More than a critique, the volume offers a visionary blueprint for transforming these systems and reclaiming Africa's agency in defining its destiny. Richly theoretical yet accessible, it challenges readers to fundamentally rethink Africa's position in the global order and envision a future unburdened by the shadows of its colonial past. This is an essential resource for scholars in African Studies, Global Studies, Social Anthropology, Development Studies, and Economics, as well as for all those who seek to understand and contribute to the ongoing liberation of Africa toward a fully decolonised continent.

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Title page
• Copyright
• Notes on Contributors
• Table of Contents
• 1 | Decolonisation: A Buzz Word for the 21st Century Africa
• 2 | ‘A Snake on the Neck?’ The Remnants of Colonialism in Zimbabwe’s Higher and Tertiary Education
• 3 | Environmental Sovereignty in Zimbabwe: Reversing Colonial Losses in the 21st Century
• 4 | The Power of Word: A Missing Point of Decolonisation in Africa
• 5 | Victimisation and Fragility of Maleness: Re-examining and Deconstructing Domesticand Sexual Violence of Women by Men
• 6 | Liberating Research and the Epistemic Space in Zimbabwe’s Tertiary Education
• 7 | Addressing Climate Change the African Way? The Deployment of Mhande Traditional Dance to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change in South-Eastern Zimbabwe
• 8 | Unpacking Myths and Realities of the Three-tier Healthcare System during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zimbabwe’s 2019 to 2021: Insights for Future Pandemics
• 9 | The Impact of Climate Change in Southern Africa and some Adaptation and Mitigation Techniques
• 10 | Taking the Malthusian Theory to Task: Interrogating the Malthusian conundrum in the Global South
• 11 | Interrogating Zimbabwe’s Liberation Struggle: In Search of the Original Objective of the 2nd Chimurenga
• 12 | Africa Under Capture? A Critical Interrogation of China’s Diplomatic Relationship with Africa
• 13 | Humanising the World Through Ubuntu/Hunhu: Hunhu as an Afrocentric Model for Humanity
• 14 | Zimbabwe’s Decolonial Turn: The Promise of a Heritage-Based Curriculum in Primary Schools
• 15 | Decolonising Western Epistemology: A Quest to Re-centre African Epistemology in sub-Saharan Africa
• 16 | Destabilising Conventional Development Economics: Towards a Development Model for the Africa We Want
• 17 | Coloniality and the Struggle for an African Identity: A Case of Africa Day
• Back cover