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Colonial Schools Molded African Minds by Glorifying Colonizers: Burkinabé Entrepreneur

Colonial Schools Molded African Minds by Glorifying Colonizers: Burkinabé Entrepreneur

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Colonial Schools Molded African Minds by Glorifying Colonizers: Burkinabé EntrepreneurColonial-era education portrayed Africans as inferior while glorifying... 23.10.2026, Sputnik Africa

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Colonial Schools Molded African Minds by Glorifying Colonizers: Burkinabé EntrepreneurColonial-era education portrayed Africans as inferior while glorifying colonizers, Idrissa Ouedraogo, director of the company Nadis Prestations in Burkina Faso, told Sputnik Africa.A Distorted HistoryTextbooks highlighted the colonizer’s “bravery” and “benefits” to maintain a specific psychological state, rather than teaching Burkina Faso’s true history, he noted.Support for Textbook ReformOuedraogo also welcomed the current authorities’ decision to overhaul history textbooks, expressing confidence in the experts tasked with the revision.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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