COP21: The Black Continent between Afrooptimism and Afroscientism

The word Afrooptimism, coined in the 1990s by Jesuit academics who wanted another Africa to emerge in a spirit contrary to pessimism, is today in competition with another ambition for the continent's development: Afroscientism or the promotion of university partnerships. In recent years, the term Afrooptimism has become fashionable. It…