I was humbled and honoured when I was invited to address the launch of the prestigious Pan-African Institute, which is targeted at creating intellectual collaboration and unity among the people of the continent.
The initiative is necessary and long overdue in light of its importance for the continent to reclaim its intellectual and academic identity within the global community in general.
It is a known fact that ideas are at the core of the African capacity to chart its own destiny within the communities of the world.