Dear Martha,
You should be approaching your 45th birthday when you read this. Allow me to say, “Africa did rise and I told you so!” I hope that these predictions are immortalized on the internet to remind the world that it was our generation that changed the game. To quote one of my current African heroes, David Sengeh, “At this moment in history, my hope is that our generation will be known for saying ‘it is the youth who have transformed this continent’”.
From one Afro-Optimist to another,
Younger Martha (2018)
*This was originally written in March 2018. I hope it serves as a welcome break from the current news cycle and a reminder to pause and reflect on the beauty around us. The images used were either taken by me or downloaded from Google, image credits to the owners. Yet again, welcome back to Shaping African Conversations!