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speaking in the language and so they run away from such a trend. But we cannot
we think in simply means the continent to what they do that until we change our
that there is nothing on the call greener pastures. But thought patterns about the
outside that does not have its the irony about this mindset continent.
source on the inside. Also, about greener pastures is
because creativity starts with that, as Africans are running The politician who stole the
imagination, it becomes our away from the continent money meant for hospitals
constant responsibility to to Europe and America, for the people and goes
be very careful of what we Europeans and Americans to Europe or America for
think or imagine, for those are running to Africa. They healthcare needs his brain
things become what we see set up businesses and they checked. He is not thinking
in our daily reality. The thrive. Which poses another right.
question is, what do you as question. Why do foreigners
an African think about Africa thrive in Africa, in the very The pastor who preaches
and what do you speak about sectors that Africans have without understanding that it
Africa? run away from? There are is easier for a camel to pass
a whole lot of answers to through the eye of the needle
As Africans think...so this question, but one thing than for a rich man to enter
comes to mind. MINDSET. the kingdom of God, but he
It is common knowledge and his family spend their
that as a man thinks, so is The European or American vacations in Dubai, is not
he. As he does not think, so that followed in the footsteps thinking straight.
he is not. But what about of their ancestors, who in
as a community of people, their time saw Africa as We all need to reimagine
a nation of people or a their cash cow or farmland what it means to be African,
continent of people think? for cheap natural resources, what Africa needs from us
So they are. And what that will come into the continent collectively, and what it
means is that the Africa we bearing the same mindset, requires of us to bring forth
want to see is right beside and go into sectors that the Africa that matches what
the thoughts we have about Africans have refused to we have imagined. No one
Africa. explore, set up shop and then is coming to change Africa,
the African will be happy neither can change manifest
There is a deep-seated to be employed by them. by itself if we refuse to
inferiority mentality that But how come Africans do change our thinking and
has blanketed Africans in not see the opportunities words about Africa.
regard to what they think or available to them until a
perceive about Africa. Some “white man” shows them Africans, think, speak, and
Africans think nothing good to them? MINDSET. We create a better Africa.
can ever happen with Africa definitely need to change
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