Call Me an African, for That I Am: Reclaiming Identity, Heritage, and Freedom in the Shadow of Empire A Proclamation of Legacy To declare “I am African” is to confront a duality: a cradle of ancient civilizations and a battleground of colonial greed. From Mali’s gold to the Congo’s cobalt, Africa’s story is one of luminous kingdoms and relentless extraction—first by colonial plunder, now by neocolonial scheming. This book unflinchingly traces the scars of  Divide et Impera , the colonial “divide and rule” that shattered societies, and exposes the “New Scramble for Africa,” where global powers and corporations exploit resources while preaching “Dead Aid” solutions. Reclaiming Identity ·        Colonialism to Neocolonialism:  How colonial borders, linguistic hierarchies, and cultural erasure evolved into modern-day debt traps, corporate land grabs, and puppet regimes. ·        Decolonisation as Resistance: ...