African contradictions in the world of science

Abdul Wahid shows a manuscript from 14th century at his house in Timbuktu, North of Mali.

"June 30 marked the celebration of Africa Scientific Renaissance Day (ASRD). This date was established in 1987 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the Organization of African Unity (OAU), now known as the African Union (AU), to be observed in all member countries, to recognize Africa’s modern contributions to science and technology globally and highlight the continent’s ancient and ancestral technologies, such as forest medicines for healing, climate pattern interpretation, sustainability, food security, and more. We acknowledge epistemicide, a philosophical concept developed by Sueli Carneiro, as a means by which European whiteness, during the period of slavery, suppressed African knowledge and traditions as a strategy to dominate and discredit them as cognizant subjects. This led to the concealment of African contributions to the cultural heritage of humanity, particularly by denying Africans and their descendants the status of being subjects of their own history’s knowledge. ..."



The science of medicine was originated by Africans in the ancient empire of Ghana.

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