Digital Literature: what we need to promote pan-Africanism
The weapon Africans are yet to harness!
A new trend is emerging in the cultural field in Africa.
The signs have always been there, visible from Accra to Nairobi. This revolution, like every other revolution before it, will not be televised, to paraphrase the great artist Gil Scott-Heron
The revolution is already happening as collective and friendly effort of the African youth. We are in a period that is characterized by collective efforts, unlimited curiosity, a mastery of technological tools and proudly pan-African emulation.
These four elements, are highly reflected in many scenarios as analyzed by writer and economist, Felwine Sarr, in his recent stirring essay, Afrotopia. In Afrotopia, Sarr states that “African modernity is already here” and he might be right.