Dear Frantz Fanon,
I often wonder what you would say if you stood quietly today in Abuja, watching the glass buildings rise and the flags flutter in rehearsed dignity. You would see African leaders in fine suits, speaking the language of sovereignty, shaking hands with foreign powers, applauding projects handed to them in polished ceremonies. You would notice, as I did, the Chinese inscriptions engraved boldly on the ECOWAS Secretariat, a structure gifted, yet not entirely free. You warned us that colonialism does not end with the lowering of a flag. It retreats, reorganises, and returns through subtler instruments. I see that now, not in chains or soldiers, but in contracts, loans, and dependencies dressed as partnerships. ECOWAS was meant to be a symbol of regional strength, yet it leans outward for validation and infrastructure. The African Union speaks of unity, yet its headquarters itself was built and funded by China. Even its digital systems once raised concerns of external surveillance. One begi...