This blog exists because the conversation about Africa's future is too often had by people who don't live with the consequences.

For decades, the dominant narrative about Africa has been written by outsiders. Development economists in Geneva. Think tanks in Washington. NGO headquarters in London. And while some of these voices mean well, they share a common flaw: they see Africa as a problem to be solved rather than a continent of 1.4 billion people building their own future.

"Make Africa Great Again" is a direct response to that.

We're not interested in the comfortable narratives. We won't pretend that foreign aid is working when the data says otherwise. We won't ignore the CFA franc's colonial legacy because it's impolite to mention. We won't celebrate "development" that extracts more than it creates.

What This Is Not

This is not a platform for xenophobia or ethnic nationalism. Pan-Africanism, in the tradition of Nkrumah, Nyerere, and Sankara, is about unity—not division. It's about Africans from Cairo to Cape Town recognizing that our challenges are shared and our solutions must be collective.

This is also not a denial of Africa's problems. Corruption exists. Governance failures exist. Internal conflicts exist. Naming these honestly is not betrayal—it's the first step toward addressing them. What we refuse to accept is the idea that these problems are uniquely African or that they require external saviors.

What This Is

A space for the conversation that needs to happen. About economic systems that actually serve African people. About governance models rooted in African realities. About technology built here, for here. About food security, energy independence, and cultural sovereignty.

We'll cover policy and politics, but also the entrepreneurs, farmers, engineers, artists, and everyday people who are already doing the work. Because the future isn't waiting for permission.

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Manifesto

What 'Make Africa Great Again' Really Means