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No more Rhodesias: renaming Africa
From Zimbabwe’s provinces to Mali’s streets, nations are casting off colonial labels in their quest for true independence and dignity in a revival of the pan-African spirit, writes ROGER McKENZIE

ZIMBABWE’S government has decided to rename the country’s provinces and rid them of colonial names.

This is the latest move by African countries to rid themselves of the yoke placed around their necks by the former colonial rulers through a process of Africanisation.

It follows the renaming of around 25 streets and public squares in the Malian capital, Bamako, that honoured French colonial administrators.

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