Silences and Misrepresentations in Current Discourses of Africa: 25 May 2011

Silences and MisinterpretationProf Jimi Adesina, one of Africa’s leading intellectuals is a sociology professor at the University of the Western Cape. Prof Adesina presented an informative and interesting public lecture on “The Silences and Misrepresentation in Current Discourses of Africa” in celebration of Africa Day. Various issues were addressed around Africa’s economic and social performance; Africa’s neoliberal experience and maladjusted African economies.