PLO Lumumba: Africa’s Education System Must Change to Secure the Future Renowned Pan-Africanist and legal scholar Professor PLO Lumumba has once again called for a total overhaul of the African education system. Speaking passionately at recent forums, Lumumba emphasized that Africa cannot rise while it continues to feed its youth an education designed by colonial powers. “Our education teaches us how to serve others, not how to liberate ourselves,” Lumumba stated. He criticized the current system for producing job seekers instead of innovators, leaders, and builders of African wealth. According to Lumumba, African education remains largely theoretical, outdated, and disconnected from the continent’s real economic, technological, and cultural needs. He argued that African nations must design curricula that teach entrepreneurship, science, technology, agriculture, governance, and African history from an African perspective — not from the point of view of former colonial masters. Lumumba stressed that true decolonization starts with changing the minds of African youth, and that this can only happen through an education system rooted in self-reliance, pride, innovation, and unity. "Africa’s destiny," he said, "will not be decided in Paris, London, or Washington — but in Nairobi, Accra, Lagos, Dakar, and Ouagadougou. But only if we educate our people for freedom, not for slavery." His message is clear: for Africa to truly rise, it must rethink, rebuild, and reclaim its education systems — to create not just workers, but free and powerful minds. Professor PLO Lumumba calls out Africa’s colonial education system — saying it trains job seekers, not leaders. He urges Africa to rebuild its schools to teach entrepreneurship, technology, self-reliance, and African pride. "Our destiny must be decided in Africa — by Africans!" Lumumba declares. Change the mind. Change the continent.
2025
PLO Lumumba: Africa’s Education System Must Change to Secure the Future Renowned Pan-Africanist and legal scholar Professor PLO Lumumba has once again called for a total overhaul of the African education system. Speaking passionately at recent forums, Lumumba emphasized that Africa cannot rise while it continues to feed its youth an education designed by colonial powers. “Our education teaches us how to serve others, not how to liberate ourselves,” Lumumba stated. He criticized the current system for producing job seekers instead of innovators, leaders, and builders of African wealth. According to Lumumba, African education remains largely theoretical, outdated, and disconnected from the continent’s real economic, technological, and cultural needs. He argued that African nations must design curricula that teach entrepreneurship, science, technology, agriculture, governance, and African history from an African perspective — not from the point of view of former colonial masters. Lumumba stressed that true decolonization starts with changing the minds of African youth, and that this can only happen through an education system rooted in self-reliance, pride, innovation, and unity. "Africa’s destiny," he said, "will not be decided in Paris, London, or Washington — but in Nairobi, Accra, Lagos, Dakar, and Ouagadougou. But only if we educate our people for freedom, not for slavery." His message is clear: for Africa to truly rise, it must rethink, rebuild, and reclaim its education systems — to create not just workers, but free and powerful minds. Professor PLO Lumumba calls out Africa’s colonial education system — saying it trains job seekers, not leaders. He urges Africa to rebuild its schools to teach entrepreneurship, technology, self-reliance, and African pride. "Our destiny must be decided in Africa — by Africans!" Lumumba declares. Change the mind. Change the continent.