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Africans fought against fascism in World War II. More than a million African soldiers were engaged in this war, some as volunteers while most o f them were forcibly conscripted. They fought in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Far East. But there conttibution remains unacknowl-edged by the British and French because o f racism and epistemologies o f ignorance. Indeed, the World War Two memories discourse largely remains Eurocentric and tends to diminish the role played by other parts o f world, especially Africa, in the World’s Anti-Fascist War. This reflects the enduring Western hegemony in fram ing the World War 2 memories and historical nar-rative. Indeed, African scholars should be more assertive and unapologetic in highlighting A frica’s outstanding contributions to the World’s Anti-Fascist War, human rights and world peace. The days o f marginalizing Africa in world history and global affairs are over. African scholars need to send that message loud and clear to the rest o f the world. Africans must tell their own story to the world, on their own terms, assertively and unapologetically.
Africans fought against fascism in World War II. More than a million African soldiers were engaged in this war, some as volunteers while most of them were forcibly conscripted. They fought in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Far East. But there conttibution remains unacknowl-edged by the British and French because of racism and epistemologies of ignorance. Indeed, the World War Two memories discourse largely | largely remains Eurocentric and tends to diminish the role played by other parts of world, especially Africa, in the World’s Anti-Fascist War. This reflects the enduring Western hegemony in fram ing the world war 2 memories and historical nar-rative. Indeed, African scholars should be more assertive and unapologetic in highlighting A frica’s outstanding contributions to the World’s Anti-Fascist War, human rights and world peace. The days of marginalizing Africa in world history and global affairs are over. African scholars need to send that message loud and clear to the rest o f the world. Africans must tell their own story to the world, on their own terms, assertively and unapologetically.