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West Sees African Identity & History as 'Threat That Needs to Be Neutralized': Nigerian Journalist

West Sees African Identity & History as 'Threat That Needs to Be Neutralized': Nigerian Journalist

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West Sees African Identity & History as 'Threat That Needs to Be Neutralized': Nigerian JournalistThe same system of unequal exchange that underpinned slavery... 23.08.2026, Sputnik Africa

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West Sees African Identity & History as 'Threat That Needs to Be Neutralized': Nigerian JournalistThe same system of unequal exchange that underpinned slavery and colonialism persists today in a "less visible form of colonialism," where the extractive relationship is disguised as business, David Hundeyin told Sputnik Africa on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.The plantation system introduced during slavery persists today as "industrial monoculture," with crops grown for export under conditions "not that significantly different to plantation labor in the 1800s," he added. Watch the video to learn how slavery fueled the West's development and why a new system of colonialism exists today.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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