Decolonizing Developmental Aid in Africa | Michael Onyebuchi Eze | TEDxUniversiteitVanAmsterdam

Michael Onyebuchi Eze has participated in many community development projects in Africa and has and taught in Universities in Africa, Europe and the USA. His talk is devoted on decolonizing developmental aid in Sub-Saharan Africa. He teaches Philosophy at Leiden University, The Netherlands. Onyebuchi received his PhD (Summa Cum Laude) in History and Cultural Reflection from Universität Witten-Herdecke, Germany and a PhD in Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge.
Until recently, he was a docent in Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, visiting scholar at the Center for African Studies Stanford University and research associate at the Martin Luther King Jr., Research and Education Institute, Stanford University. He was a Stiftung Mercator Foundation Research Fellow at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut (Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities) in Essen, Germany from 2006-2009.
He has participated in many community development projects in Africa and has and taught in Universities in Africa, Europe and the USA. He has published many academic and nonacademic books and essays. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@defendliberty1289]

Seems to me that the best "decolonization" is to stop all aid whatsoever. Let Africa follow its own path solely by its own means.

[@joannot6706]

Seems to me the best decolonization is to let Africans profit from their own natural precious ressources which by the way dwarfs that small humanitarian efforts. Out of that money (trillions), a very small portion go to Africans.

[@josep4604]

All aid with unpayable debt Mr. libertarian

[@nawmaialpha9555]

Good morning to everyone....who watch this with happiness. Hope you all have a nice day...

[@Newrass25]

I have one dream to stand on the stage of TED and give a speech

[@nmkone2207]

Message is loud and clear. I have always believed in Africans uniting our resources like europe has to give ourselves a bigger voice and stronger negotiating position. The dependency has to end because we do have the resources, we just need to be better organized and agree on a way forward.

[@brigitte951]

Well. Digg out your individual reachness by the love within yourself, abandone mental slavery, evolve in responsible selfdicition..quitte the victimism and access to the creator you are . So you realise a healthy living wise for you and others.

[@samujewe8095]

Message worth amplifying over and over again!

[@joevigil1665]

Fantastic talk, Dr. Eze! Sending you love from Colorado.

[@easyenglishwithdaisy]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@nasirahmadreasoli6833]

Thanks

[@Hoxgene]

interesting subject and a wonderful approach

[@allansjohn15]

Interesting

[@Kongolox]

what africa is missing is unity.

[@brigitte951]

Celui qui sombre et re-agit de manieres inconscient est bloque de luimeme. L'humain conscient de luimeme est capable a agir de maniere constructif, et c'est donc l'elixier de lumiere dont il doit se procurer.

[@Burger2182]

Interesting talk

[@MaxMustermann-ey5sc]

interesting

[@RealityVision]

Daily taking bath helps to clean our external body, daily laughing helps to clean our internal body and mind, always find reasons to laugh more in life. 😀 Have a nice day 😊😁

[@davidwaniala7892]

13:45 this is true especially in Uganda. Teachers are paid poorly, and studying education is considered something for failures. The teachers themselves spend a few years teaching then go back to study in other fields.

[@joannot6706]

Someone who actually watched the ted talk, how refreshing.

[@Chebet_Surah]

The real talk...The Aids should stop!!!

[@sissibada4805]

Very interesting and good speech!!

[@badiavansimaeyssafouane377]

Your subject is very interesting but you speak very fast and I could not understand

[@Chebet_Surah]

The issue is not that he speaks first but it is that the language itself is a challenge to speak

[@NyanyiC]

Close captions may also help

[@vince6466]

The biggest factor holding Africa back is its politics. Nation after nation of extractive instututions that suppress individuals, deny property rights and have levels of crime that are not sustainable for modern societies. Until this changes Africa will remain impoverished. The reason the west was so succesful was protection indivual rights, free markets and inclusive institutions that encourage individual hardwork that benefits the wider community through motivated self interest. These philosophical developments from the western cannon were critical to the success of the societies that implement them.

[@happyteacher7294]

You are right brother!!

[@haibeim7582]

Absolutely totally agree with the brother.

[@Bulozay]

Africa 🌍

[@er.sachingupta4814]

Africa,👌

[@easyrecipesanddeliciousfoo2954]

我好喜欢这个频道的节目哦💖🌷😳

[@eloapradoify]

That is pretty much the fate of colonized countries. Historically we cannot change the past but borne on us the responsibility to change the narrative in the way forward. Thinking on how to dictate the rules, at the grassroots level, is fundamental for our emancipation (sometimes, making an internal pressure for accountability, particularly against corruption, hence vote with wisdom) for such reason I refer to Prof. Ngugi wa Thi´ongo (who connects us - colonized- beautifully), as we need first intellectual emancipation to rediscover how to be proud of our Nation, as the speaker Michael. Then, reflecting on his words, I am thinking, do colonized countries suffer from low 'self-esteem'?

[@smileyface702]

Solidarity not saviour-esque charity.

[@jezwc]

Teaching these people dependence is aid. Furthermore, most of it is stolen by african "leaders". Africa needs to learn to take responsibility and hold leaders accountable. Stop asking for handouts

[@jezwc]

@@Dimitris_Half I live in Africa and I know how things go. I don’t blame colonization for anything. Do you live in Africa?

[@jezwc]

@@Dimitris_Half how long do you expect Africa to “blame” colonizers? And what exactly are we “blaming” them for? Giving us the rule of law and ability to compete on the global stage? Before the “whities” arrived we were in skins and were scared of the Juju up the mountain. We didn’t need them to enslave Africans because we were perfectly willing to round up our neighboring enemies and get them shipped off. You sound like someone who just hates themselves and your culture and you’re looking to drum up supportive hate from others

[@jezwc]

@@Dimitris_Half you think I’m not from Africa because I have a white name lol You truly are out of touch or just American, mate.

[@jezwc]

@@Dimitris_Half at the end of the day, you should stick to worrying about your own failed state and ill worry about mine thanks. If you want to be bitter towards europeans and blame all of your current failures on them, so be it. But, as someone born in africa, i dont think WE should let the past determine our future. See current day Rwanda if you want an african example that aligns with my thinking.

[@NoWayToHell]

Africa needs only one thing : UNITY I swear if we get that, and work on ourselves, with ourselves, the whole world will be at our knees.

[@jasonthewatchmansson8873]

His voice has a higher pitch than Beyoncé's.

[@MaiaDreams]

And what about the message. Did you understand anything..?

[@bahaabadri8995]

There are 54 countries located in Africa…if all this’ll countries United then you will never see people Dying from hunger.. Qaddafi was his vision to United Africa look what happened to him …🥵

[@strohdog242]

Because Gaddafi was a terrorist in his younger years.

[@bahaabadri8995]

@@strohdog242 Yep if Fighting the colonizers they will call you terrorist,,,, please Do you research Right and go deeper into history..?

[@mohamedsonofkemetegypt979]

First Africa not 1 second we Egyptian are successful manage of resources because we rule out selfs from ARMY nationality not fucken politics Corrupt, we do not see ourselves as you are its failure and attach your problems to the West only without working on yourselves and the unity of your peoples first ☪️✝️🇪🇬✊🏽

[@queenayush1463]

Africa ❤💝👌🤟

[@cheruiyotbbt162]

🤑

[@jeffbriggs1987]

Africa would still live in huts with no written language if they never encountered outsiders.

[@SeeNyuOG]

Probably. But that's not the reason why they should be used for decades. Another thing is that the money for the business comes from free will of EU/NA citizens.

[@joannot6706]

Another *genius* that doesn't know written language is thought to be independently invented in three continent Africa, Asia (2 times) and south america. You know on which continent it hasn't been invented? Europe (among others). The people that agree aren't far from him.

[@joannot6706]

@@SeeNyuOG Not "probably", He is flat out wrong, so are you for sort of agreeing. get your facts straight instead of blindly believing to the **anti-African** rhethoric

[@NyanyiC]

Even with our huts we had functional societies and economies and a way of life

[@jeffbriggs1987]

@@NyanyiC no they just died in massive numbers. Also don't say 'we' you wouldn't last 1 day in the wild.

[@taniamukharjee7446]

Please someone help me I am in a terrible danger with my mother who is suffering from cancer and we live in a rented house but due to covid-19 I lost my job which was only source of income to maintain my family and my Landlord pressured me to leave his house because I have not pay the rent for three months not only but also spend our days with starvation. I have no choice but to commit suicide because where will I go and stand with my sick mother. I feel helpless

[@joannot6706]

Try publishing that on facebook you'll have better luck. Just kidding try local police or firefighters.

[@matthewmann8969]

Yeah lots of band aids, tool kits, bandages, and first aid sets are needed

[@budweiser4142]

And so what? Money is still coming in your countries so make the best of it. If EU gives you one millions dollars to develop a high voltage Line between two countries in west Africa then another 100 to develop the grid in your main cities USE IT TO DEVELOP YOUR COUNTRY not to fill the pockets of the officials in charge of the project. The problem is mainly on your side not the donor side.

[@MaiaDreams]

@bud weiser. It seems as if you didn’t listen to the talk, or didn’t understand what he was saying. These are no ‘altruistic donations’, but economical loans (capitalistic schemes) design to make profitable returns with high interest for the lender that will keep the ones accepting it in debt for ever. There is a lot of information and ‘cancel debt’ campaigns going on around this because of that. Because these loans are meant to keep enriching the provider (IMF, WB) and suppressing and impoverishing the countries accepting that ‘aid’

[@freemygrandma8752]

Thank you for redeeming us from lizzo omg 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@ieshakaaluthge6988]

Unclear voice.