Alkebulanians,

In this episode of Night Cap, I discuss the latest attempt to assassinate Captain Traore the president of Burkina Faso and the chairman of the Sahel Alliance that includes Mali and Niger. These are serious times for the continent and West Africa and it seems we’re in for quite a year.

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Alkebulanians

I saw a video recently where someone claimed that Nigeria is “extremely underdeveloped” simply because we don’t have a rugby team or professional golfers.

I have to be honest, this perspective astonishes me.

In this episode, I’m challenging the idea that our level of development or sophistication as Africans should be measured by our ability to replicate European leisure activities.

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Join me as I dive deep into why this mindset is actually a reflection of “bamboozlement” a confusion about our own African identity caused by the lingering impacts of colonialism.

Leave your thoughts in the comments: Should we be prioritising Western sports or refining our own?