Imagining an economically free and prosperous Africa There is arguably nothing significant that took place in world history without being, at one point or the other, part of the imagination of a visionary. African liberation indeed formed part of the imagination of some before it became a reality. It is also the same with colonialism. When Bismarck convened the Berlin Conference to partition Africa he was clear in his imagination of an Africa occupied by ‘great powers’ extracting resources for the benefits of the parent countries. Thomas Edison must have imagined the prospects of inventing devices with life-changing impacts before he went to put these images into practice that created the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb. It therefore goes without saying that in order for Africa to achieve economic freedom, there is a need for men and women, with talent and energy, who are able to dream and imagine an Africa that is economically free and prosperous. These imaginations start with simple steps such as the conversation contained on this page today; conversations that are critical of the wrong and those that are departing from the ever self-glorifying narratives even where there is no glory.Imagining an economically free and prosperous Africa There is arguably nothing significant that took place in world history without being, at one point or the other, part of the imagination of a visionary. African liberation indeed formed part of the imagination of some before it became a reality. It is also the same with colonialism. When Bismarck convened the Berlin Conference to partition Africa he was clear in his imagination of an Africa occupied by ‘great powers’ extracting resources for the benefits of the parent countries. Thomas Edison must have imagined the prospects of inventing devices with life-changing impacts before he went to put these images into practice that created the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the electric light bulb. It therefore goes without saying that in order for Africa to achieve economic freedom, there is a need for men and women, with talent and energy, who are able to dream and imagine an Africa that is economically free and prosperous. These imaginations start with simple steps such as the conversation contained on this page today; conversations that are critical of the wrong and those that are departing from the ever self-glorifying narratives even where there is no glory.