Dr Mamphela Ramphele

Keynote address at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Tuesday March 3, 2026 Thank you for the kindness of your invitation to this 12 th Annual Conference of your great Genocide & Human Rights Centre. Your reputation precedes you. It is an honour to be here with you. Our world needs to hear the wisdom embedded in the theme you have chosen for this conference: Breaking Silences: From Remembrance to Prevention. We are experiencing existential planetary crises that are g

AFRICA’S ILL-FITTING IMPERIAL CLOTHES: WHY POST-COLONIAL AFRICA UNDER-PERFORMING ITS POTENTIAL   Sterkfontein Caves, Cradle of Humankind Thank you for inviting me to share my thoughts on a subject that is close to my heart.  It is a subject that has pre-occupied my mind since my youth as a student activist, a young professional, a university executive, a World Bank MD, and an African citizen aspiring to retire. The simple answer to why  Africa is underperforming its potential

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