The renowned Cameroonian philosopher, Achille Mbembe, asserts that genuine democracy has yet to be realized across the African continent. In an exclusive interview, Mbembe delves into critical topics ranging from the CFA franc and the political stagnation in Central Africa to the complex debate surrounding reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.
During the 3rd edition of the African Democracy Summits, held at the Théodore Monod Museum in Dakar, Professor Achille Mbembe, a distinguished historian, philosopher, and research scholar, shared his insights.
President of the Foundation for Innovation for Democracy, Mbembe offers a stark assessment of democratic experiments in Africa. Challenging the widespread belief that the continent is experiencing a crisis of democracy, he posits that, in most African nations, true democratic principles have never been fundamentally established.
“There can be no crisis of democracy where it does not exist”
For Achille Mbembe, characterizing Africa’s current state as a
