Even in these colonial zones-from South Africa to Namibia to Zimbabwe- the people were on the move, fighting with their bodies and their guns, with their poems and their murals. South Africa, South-West Africa (or Namibia), Rhodesia (or Zimbabwe), as well as Djibouti, Seychelles, and Western Sahara remained in colonial hands. Most of the countries in the African continent had won their freedom. What did Rodney mean when he said that line, Africa is on the move? 1 In 1974, the previous year, the African national liberation movements defeated the Portuguese to win the freedom of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. This line stays with me, digs deep into my sense of historical possibility. In 1975, Walter Rodney wrote, Africa is on the move. History Imperialism Movements Revolutions Places: Africa
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