{"id":2107,"date":"2022-04-04T04:39:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T04:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2023-01-07T07:22:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T07:22:03","slug":"follow-the-news-of-the-collective-for-african-renewal-cora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/2022\/04\/04\/follow-the-news-of-the-collective-for-african-renewal-cora\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the news of the Collective for African Renewal (CORA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corafrika.org\/en\/\">Pr\u00e9sentation <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA), the Pan-African Collective seeking to restore Africa\u2019s Intellectual freedom<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>POSTED ON\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/africabusiness.com\/2021\/04\/12\/meet-the-collective-for-the-renewal-of-africa-cora-the-pan-african-collective-seeking-to-restore-africas-intellectual-freedom\/\"><time datetime=\"2021-04-12T18:46:02+02:00\">APRIL 12, 2021<\/time><\/a>\u00a0BY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/africabusiness.com\/author\/african-media-agency\/\">AFRICAN MEDIA AGENCY<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><em>Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is a Pan-African intellectual collective of over 100 writers, scholars from the social and natural sciences, medical doctors and artists from across Africa and the diaspora.<\/li>\r\n<li>CORA will commemorate its launch with a series of six conversations from 12-17 April identifying the role and responsibilities of African intellectuals across the political, social, cultural and economic policy areas.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>DAKAR, Senegal, April 12, 2021 -\/African Media Agency(AMA)\/- Today,\u00a0a Pan-African intellectual collective of over 100 writers, scholars from the social and natural scientists, medical doctors and artists from across Africa and the diaspora launch the\u00a0<strong><em>Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>with a series of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/corafrika.org\/conferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">six conversations\u00a0<\/a>from 12-17 April starting at 15:00 GMT each day. CORA is a global Pan-African intellectual collective that reflects the great regional and linguistic diversity of the continent and its diaspora.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The series of six conversations to commemorate CORA\u2019s launch will see an all-African speaker line-up identifying the role and responsibilities of African intellectuals across political, social, cultural and economic policy areas. Speakers include:\u00a0Senegalese novelist, journalist and screenwriter,\u00a0<strong>Boubacar Boris Diop;\u00a0<\/strong>Biodiversity scientist and 6th President of Mauritius,<strong>\u00a0Ameenah Gurib-Fakim;\u00a0<\/strong>Former First Lady of the Malian Republic,\u00a0historian and writer<strong>, Adame Ba Konar\u00e9;\u00a0<\/strong>Kenyan writer and academic<strong>, Ngugi Wa Thiong\u2019o<\/strong>; Tanzanian author and academic,\u00a0<strong>Issa Shivji,\u00a0<\/strong>Professor of political science,<strong>\u00a0Scarlett Cornelissen;\u00a0<\/strong>President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity,<strong>\u00a0Fadhel Kaboub;\u00a0<\/strong>Professor emeritus in the Africana Studies Center<strong>\u00a0Theophile Obenga;\u00a0<\/strong>Author of the\u00a0<em>African Pharmacopoeia<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Raphael Eklu-Natey;\u00a0<\/strong>and many others.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>They will discuss the following themes: The Role &amp; Responsibility of African Intellectuals, Africa in the Global (Dis)order, Pan-Africanism; Rethinking African Economic Development Through and Beyond Covid-19, The Role of African Languages in Social Transformation, and Harnessing the Potential of Science, Technology and Endogenous Knowledge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For CORA members, the challenge for Africa is no less than the restoration of its intellectual freedom and a capacity to create \u2013 without which no sovereignty is conceivable. It is to break with the outsourcing of its sovereign prerogatives, to reconnect with local configurations, to break with sterile imitation, to adapt African and imported science, technology and research to its context, to elaborate institutions on the basis of its specificities and resources, to adopt an inclusive governance framework and endogenous development, to create value in Africa in order to reduce its systemic dependence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In response, CORA will foster a culture of solidarity, constructive exchange and active participation amongst African intellectuals; it will produce quality research, and recommend results, as well as support their implementation. The Collective will also act as a sentinel with regards to the prevailing situations of the African continent and its institutions. It will support meaningful change by making available innovative ideas and expert knowledge in service of African societies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><em>\u201cMost states in Africa have had formal independence for over sixty years without any real sovereignty over the economic structures, the use of their resources, the terms of exchange in the global economy and the possibility therefore to provide decent living conditions to their societies. Africa can only recover political initiative when its material, intellectual and cultural resources are no longer dilapidated to support the development of others but rather invested in building egalitarian, healthy and dignified societies. We are therefore calling for a second independence\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>says Dr Amy Niang, a founding member of the collective.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Last year, the collective published an open letter to urge the continent\u2019s leaders to use the coronavirus pandemic crisis as an opportunity to spur \u2018radical change\u2019. Beyond the open letter, CORA made a collective commitment to gather Africa\u2019s intellectual resources in the development of knowledge that stimulates progress and supports tangible autonomy. An autonomy constructed on a capacity of Africans to think for themselves, to decide their own model of development, to determine their forms of governance, and to frame the terms of Africa\u2019s engagement in the global system.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>CORA is pleased to partner with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/codafrica.org\/about-coda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osiwa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)<\/a>\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/au.int\/en\/about\/ecosocc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Economic, Social &amp; Cultural Council (of the African Union) (ECOSOCC)<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rosalux-ba.org\/en\/start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation<\/a>\u00a0as partner institutions for its launch event series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Distributed by\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanmediaagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Media Agency (AMA)<\/a><em>\u00a0on behalf of The Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA).<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>About the Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA)<\/strong><br \/>The Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA) is a Pan-African intellectual collective of over 100, social and natural scientists, historians, writers, medical doctors and artists from across Africa and the diaspora. The collective is dedicated to promoting African knowledge and innovative thinking through the production of quality research, and to influencing positive change within African nations and in service of African societies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>For Press Enquiries contact:<\/strong><br \/>Uzoamaka Madu<br \/>Press Contact<br \/><a href=\"mailto:hello@whatsinitforafrica.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hello@whatsinitforafrica.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Contact CORA\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cora@corafrika.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cora@corafrika.org<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/mail\/inbox\/id\/AAQkADM1MmIyODM3LTJjMGMtNGVlMC1iMzY0LWJkMTQ5ODIzZDczNgAQACzzLw6%2BewtElkjhqdrDUHo%3D#x__msocom_1\">[UM1]<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.corafrika.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.corafrika.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanmediaagency.com\/meet-the-collective-for-the-renewal-of-africa-cora-the-pan-african-collective-seeking-to-restore-africas-intellectual-freedom\/\">Meet the Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA), the Pan-African Collective seeking to restore Africa\u2019s Intellectual freedom<\/a>\u00a0appeared first on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanmediaagency.com\/\">African Media Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><\/code><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pr\u00e9sentation Meet the Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA), the Pan-African Collective seeking to restore Africa\u2019s Intellectual freedom POSTED ON\u00a0APRIL 12, 2021\u00a0BY\u00a0AFRICAN MEDIA AGENCY The\u00a0Collective for the Renewal of Africa (CORA)\u00a0is a Pan-African intellectual collective of over 100 writers, scholars from the social and natural sciences, medical doctors and artists from across Africa and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,109],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cora-afrika","8":"category-partners"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3697,"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107\/revisions\/3697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rasa-africa.org\/ens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}