DECOLONISING EPISTEMIC ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES IN AFRICA

Abstract

At the present moment there are renewed interests to decolonise the academia in particular, academic disciplines in Africa. For a long time, after her independence, Africa has been under the capture of epistemic coloniality. This phenomenon begun with the introduction and imposition of western education by the colonialists who disregarded indigenous knowledge has continued up to date. Africa political independence means nothing without epistemic freedom. There recent protests by students from Cape Town University is a stern reminder of the need to decolonise fully our academia. It is a challenge to Africans especially her intelligentsia to be change the status quo. By affirming the existence of their own epistemologies, identifying and doing their epistemology. Therefore, there is a need to reflect on the importance of epistemic decolonisation and actualise it. In relation to its main objective, this article will employ Bernard Lonergan’s philosophical hermeneutical method as it reflects on decolonising epistemic academic disciplines.