Emmanuel Akyeampong

Former Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies and the Ellen Gurney Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. His research interests include Africa's social, cultural, environmental, economic, and political histories.

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Jun 19, 2025 • 1h 25min

Emmanuel Akyeampong, "Independent Africa: The First Generation of Nation Builders" (Indiana UP, 2023)

Emmanuel Akyeampong, a prominent historian at Harvard, delves into the journeys of Africa's first leaders and their nation-building efforts. He discusses the ideological tensions between socialism and capitalism in newly independent nations. Akyeampong highlights the significant role of cocoa in Ghana and Ivory Coast's economic strategies, revealing the complexities of modernization and colonial legacies. He emphasizes the importance of unique narratives in historical writing, encouraging African historians to draw from their personal experiences.

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