AFRICA, Sept. 23 -- AFRICAN nations have since independence operated within a global system they did not participate in designing, one that often undermines their agency and development.

The African nation-states continue to battle internal governance issues, corruption and conflicts.

The post Second World War liberal international order built on principles of market capitalism, secular individualism and democracy were presented to the continent not as an optional framework but as a singular dogmatic path to legitimacy and development.

The unfolding geopolitical shift towards a multipolar world calls for Africa to step out of its traditional role as a passive adapter and become an active creator of its own political, economic and cultu...