The continent should stop enriching former colonial powers such as France, Nkosinathi Biko has told RT<\/p>\n
Africa must liberate itself from Western-dominated structures and assert its position as a strong power bloc, Nkosinathi Biko, the son of late South African anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko, has told RT.
\nIn an exclusive interview, Biko noted that there are emerging signs of political independence across the continent, mentioning Niger, where French troops were expelled, and other nations as examples.
\n\u201cI do think that Africa has to dislodge itself from entrapment in Western countries trappings and arrangements,\u201d Biko said.
\nHe noted that despite being rich in natural resources, Africa has long struggled to organize itself effectively on the global stage. \u201cThe continent has not been always able to organize itself and create itself as a competent power bloc,\u201d Biko stated. \u201cThere is a lot that remains to be done in terms of ensuring that the continent is able to punch at the weight that it is capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut things are moving, I guess in the right direction,\u201d he added.\u00a0
\n\u201cThere is no reason any longer why African resources should be benefiting Western countries such as France,\u201d Biko said, pointing to ongoing Western leverage in some of its former colonies.\u00a0
\nReflecting on his father\u2019s legacy, he pointed out that Steve Biko had \u201chelped us to reimagine ourselves as a people, founded in the principles of black consciousness.\u201d The late activist was the Black Consciousness Movement founder in South Africa and died from a brain injury aged 30 in 1977, following alleged torture at the hands of police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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South Africa\u2019s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) reopened the inquest into Steve Biko\u2019s death on 12 September. When asked about the case, Nkosinathi Biko referred to the report of South Africa\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. \u201cIn 1999, the Truth Commission made a recommendation of some 300 cases that ought to have been prosecuted,\u201d he said, implying that justice for many apartheid-era crimes remains unfinished.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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