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On ne développe pas, on se développe.

— Joseph Ki-Zerbo

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English translation: "Development is not something that is brought to people; people develop themselves."

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A people without historical memory is a people without dignity.

History is not a luxury for Africa; it is a necessity.

Africa must refuse to be merely a consumer of the world's ideas; it must become a producer of knowledge.

Democracy cannot survive where citizens are excluded from knowledge.

Culture is the root from which every authentic development grows.

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