Africa-Press – Angola. The Angolan ambassador to the United States of America, Joaquim do Espírito Santo, praised, the courage that the descendants of the Tucker family had in discovering their Angolan roots.
Joaquim do Espírito Santo, was speaking during his participation in the lecture on “The essence of leadership: Black history under construction”, organized by the Rio Solano University, with the aim of reflecting on the role of African leaders in the present and in the past and during the process of slavery.
“It is not possible to correct the past, but with the knowledge of the history of our ancestors it is possible to project the future and prevent such atrocities that marked the history of humanity in a very negative way from happening again”, he underlined.
For the head of the diplomatic mission of Angola in the USA, the path is made by walking, for whom it is necessary to involve joint efforts on the basis of a spirit of inclusive leadership so that common well-being can be sought, respecting differences. where they can be.
He added that tact is needed to lead tribes with different habits and customs while incorporating fragments of the Western vision and concepts of good governance, namely human rights, social inclusion, security, human development and others, which are equally valid and recognized. by African leaders as fundamental to the evolution of a state.
He pointed out that unfortunately the narrative he makes of African leaders is of being authoritarian, so he appealed to the participants to invert it, getting to know better the values of African traditions and their leaders.
Joaquim do Espírito Santo stressed that, as in the past, referring to Queen Nzinga Mbandi, Africa has many examples of leaders who with their ability achieved great feats for their people, but who for unknown reasons are not mentioned.
The event was part of the celebrations of Black History Month in the USA and was attended by academics linked to the university of that University and members of civil society.
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