The Sotho ethnic group is known for its important teachings, one of which is "Ubuntu," which means "I am because we are." The significance of community, connectivity, and reciprocal care is emphasized by this ideology. I learned from my upbringing that the general health of the community is closely related to each person's achievement and well-being. Ubuntu has influenced my perspective by instilling in me the values of empathy, collaboration, and helping others. It has affected how I handle leadership, relationships, and community involvement; it has made me realize how important it is to maintain social ties and to feel accountable to others.
Believing in my ancestors has taught me the importance of learning from history and appreciating the insight of our predecessors. It has taught me to value the advice of my elders, ask for counsel when needed, and recognize the need of maintaining cultural heritage. This idea has further strengthened the significance of keeping solid familial bonds and honoring generational continuity.
The whole world views Africa from one perspective that they are fed by the European powers. Including africans. We are ignorant as much as thy are regarding the diversity africa has. Leading back to chimamada's ngozi the danger of a single story, Wainania how to write about africa.
Our view of africa creates stereotypes, othering, stigmatizing, segregation, etc. I myself believed that nigeria was this country that speaks one weird language turns out thy have 525 languages in total that have been around for thousands of years, so you can imagine the cultural diversity they have. I also thought Egyptian people still lived as they are depicted in European movies. As well as the Arab. My depiction of these African people shows that i was also under the impression of eurosentrism and was a victim of a single story but thanks to social anthropology i am now able to see beyond what is in front of me
In conclusion we cannot preach about changing the way africa is depicted, when we as africans don't acknowledge the diversity that is in africa we are no different from those who depict africa as a country