"The African continent has grappled for a long time with the effects of colonialism. The entire continent, I think, with the possible exception of Ethiopia and Liberia, operates colonial-bequeathed educational systems, which were inherited after the colonial encounter," Professor Chipindi says.
"One of the ways is that African nations ensure that investments in education that are meant for the African sub-Saharan continent [are] earmarked to promote indigenous knowledge and self-determination by doing the following things, for instance: decolonizing the curriculum and incorporating African histories, cultures, and perspectives to challenge the dominant narratives that are part of the colonial bequest system; the revitalization of language in order to teach and promote local languages to reclaim linguistic diversities on the continent," Chipindi notes.