A Book Presentation: Video Transcript

Below is a transcript from a video in Italian language, “Presentazione del libro - UNDERDEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: My Hands Are Clean”, 8 January 2011, Verona, Italy.

“…The most important thing is that he is not saying there is no responsibility on the part of those who organised the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism and neo-colonialism. He is not saying that the underdevelopment in Africa is not the fault of the multinational corporations. It is not that he is renouncing all that we already believe. But then he said: 'Africans, what are we waiting for? Do we have to remain there, lamenting over slavery and colonialism? Do we have to remain in hunger because there are the multinationals? What are we doing; don't we have any fault in all that is happening?'…” Andre Basile, a Cameroonian guest speaker, at the presentation.

While this research might never be the general view of all people, I want to encourage everybody to take a look at the argument. Do you really think Africans should not be blamed for their social/economic underdevelopment?

I specially thank many individuals and institutions who have helped me to realise this research.

Dr. John E. Anegbode - Senior Lecturer, Centre for Strategic and Developmental Studies, Ambrose Ali University, Edo State, Nigeria

Zayde Gordon Antrim - Assistant Professor, Department of History and International Studies Program, Trinity College, London - www.pbs.org

Anthony Suez - Former South African political detainee in Robben Island, South Africa

Tunde Obadina - Director of Africa Business Information Services, UK - www.africaeconomicanalysis.org

Itua Paul Okhaide - Head of Department of Commercial and Industrial Law, Faculty of Law, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria

Father Alex Zanotelli - Italian Comboni missionary Father and an outspoken voice in contemporary social issues in Italy and about Africa

Biodun Adedipe - Chief Consultant, B. Adedipe Associates Limited, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria -www.odi.org.uk

Marcelino Murrando - Mozambique banker living in Verona, Italy

John Thornton - Professor of history, University of Boston, United States

Helen Osebor - Nigerian, Bachelor in philosophy, currently lives in Treviso, Northern Italy

Dr Helena Barnard - Senior Lecturer Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg, South Africa

Françoise Ugochukwu - A professor of Comparative Literature at the Open University

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Thank you all,

Ewanfoh Obehi Peter