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Why Africa should be cautious about celebrating Kemi Badenochs election

Why Africa should be cautious about celebrating Kemi Badenochs election

Kemi Badenoch The expression, “Here we go again,” ran across my mind as I processed the enthusiastic effusions of some Africans, especially the educated elite, over Kemi Badenoch’s election as the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party. Questions, questions! What makes it impossible for some of us to develop the minimalistic ability for critical thinking despite our education and degrees? Why do we always get excited over primordial, ethnic, and tribal issues? Why can we not, like most rational human beings, develop the ability to question what those who purport to be one of us bring to the table to improve our lot? As I wrote in my essay, Obama’s Legacy, “Sadly, the Obama illusion left the Black world reeling from colossal disappointment, and vividly recall the lamentations of the