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This chapter critically deconstructs the centrality of imperialism as a barrier to the development of science and technology in Africa. This automatically triggers discussion of the existence of a digital divide between the Global North and the Global South. It is indeed very sad to observe that, since African nations’ attainment of independence, the continent has continued to be beset with development struggles in all spheres of life. For instance, the information and communication technology revolution has had no meaningful impact on the development and enhancement of indigenous technology, nor has it substantially improved the quality of life of the inhabitants of the African continent. Hence, this paper asserts that the reinvigoration of the indigenous knowledge system is the answer to the problems that encumber indigenous development in Africa.
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Kolawole, T.O. (2018). Imperialism and the African Indigenous Knowledge System. In: Adeniran, A., Ikuteyijo, L. (eds) Africa Now! . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62443-3_12
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