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Decolonising higher education: theories and the Mtandao framework

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Key theories of decolonising higher education The theories guiding decolonising higher education focus on dismantling coloniality, understood as the persistence of power, knowledge hierarchies, and epistemic control long after formal colonial rule has ended (Landström, 2024; Ndlovu-Gatsheni, 2018). These theories reposition African knowledge, histories, and ways of knowing from the margins to the centre of…

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How many and which systems make up IKS – indigenous knowledge systems?

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Introduction Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) are holistic frameworks through which communities understand, organise, and apply knowledge for survival, cultural identity, and continuity. The term “indigenous” can be understood at two levels. First, it refers to groups native to a specific community or country, such as the San in Botswana or the First Nations in Canada….

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Fadhel Kaboub theory of food sovereignty

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Fadhel Kaboub, a Tunisian educated in economics at the University of Tunis, draws a clear distinction between food security and food sovereignty, arguing that the former is a limited, technical goal while the latter is foundational to true economic freedom—particularly for countries in the Global South. Fadhel Kaboub explains that food security focuses on ensuring…

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In Memoriam: Mzee Valentin-Yves Mudimbe (1941–April 2025)

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A towering figure in African philosophy, postcolonial thought, and decolonial scholarship About Mzee Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, the distinguished Congolese philosopher, philologist, and theorist of decolonial thought, passed away last month (April 2025). His death marks the loss of one of Africa’s most incisive and courageous intellectuals—whose writings reshaped global understandings of African knowledge, identity, and representation….

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