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“The very idea of ‘Africa’ emerged from shared experiences across the continent. The philosopher V. Y. Mudimbe reminds us that ‘Africa’ was a concept invented in the 18th century by Europeans through radicalised worldview. Subsequently, the appropriation of this concept in Africa itself, and consciousness of being African... emerged alongside colonialism.”