Ekene Banye

Coach | Author | Educator | Host of the Think BIG for Africa Podcast

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Many people believe Africa contributed little to human civilization.
But ironworking, early trade networks, mathematics, and architecture tell a different story.
Chapter 1 asks:
What has Africa forgotten about its own history?
#ThinkBIGforAfrica

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

What if Africa’s greatest weakness today is not poverty — but unquestioned ideas?
My new book asks readers to rethink everything they think they know about Africa.
Because civilizations rise when people question.
#ThinkBIGforAfrica

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

This book doesn’t ask you to believe me.
It asks you to challenge everything.
Because Africa’s future will not be built by those who repeat narratives.
It will be built by those who think.
Don’t Believe Anything — But Challenge and Explore Everything.
#ThinkBIGforAfrica

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

What if many things we believe about Africa are incomplete… misunderstood… or simply wrong?
My new book asks one simple but uncomfortable question:
What if the real problem is not what Africa lacks — but what we refuse to question?
Thread. 🧵
#ThinkBIGforAfrica

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Should Africa become a United States of Africa?
One government. One passport. One military.
Sounds inspiring.
But is it realistic?
Chapter 24:
The Illusion of One Africa
Unity built on fantasy collapses.
Unity built on systems survives.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Africa has nearly 20% of the world’s population.
Yet produces less than 1% of global research output.
Why?
Chapter 23:
Why Africa Must Cultivate a Research and Knowledge Culture
Because nations that import ideas rarely lead the world.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Should African schools teach in local languages?
Or in global languages like English and French?
Chapter 22:
Would Africa Be Better If Schools Taught in Local Languages?
Culture matters — but so does connectivity.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

One of the biggest historical debates:
What would Africa look like today without colonialism?
Chapter 19:
What Could Have Happened to Africa Without Colonialism?
History is complex. Easy answers rarely explain reality.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

The next form of colonialism may not involve land.
It may involve data.
Chapter 17:
Digital Colonialism: Africa’s New Struggle for Data and Power
If you don’t control your data, you don’t control your future.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Many people believe institutions like the IMF and World Bank are keeping Africa poor.
But what does history actually show?
Chapter 16:
Is the World Bank and IMF Keeping Africa from Developing?
Understanding the system matters more than blaming it.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Foreign aid has poured billions of dollars into Africa.
But what has it really changed?
Chapter 15:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Foreign Aid in Africa
Good intentions can produce unexpected outcomes.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Africa is rich in natural resources.
Yet many resource-rich countries remain poor.
Why?
Chapter 12:
Natural Resources Are Not Wealth
Wealth comes from productivity, institutions, and knowledge — not minerals alone.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Was Africa ever a single unified civilization destroyed by colonialism?
Or was it always a continent of many civilizations?
Chapter 4:
The Myth of a Once-United Africa
Sometimes the most popular ideas are the least examined.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Africa is often portrayed as a continent that contributed little to human civilization.
But is that historically accurate?
Chapter 1 explores:
Africa’s Contributions to Human Civilization
Because understanding the past correctly shapes how we build the future.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

Exactly!

[Nick Freitas @NickJFreitas]

Charlie was the best of us.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

I can believe this horrible news about Charlie Kirk. The world has lost a great young leader. My prayers are with his family.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

@michaelshermer I agree. I can't believe this.

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

@Joe__Bassey I don't see this incident in racial terms at all. The kid tried to join a family picture with their priest. The priest pushed him away as gently as possible without stopping the picture being taken.

What would have been acceptable for the priest to do at that moment?

[Ekene Banye @eubanye]

@magattew When a society stops reading history, it's inevitable that it will repeat it.