He says young people he’s spoken to say they feel disempowered because Africans are always depicted as victims.

Speaking at a conference on African solutions to African problems, former president Thabo Mbeki says he has no worries about the readiness and ability of the youth to take the baton of leadership.

He says young people he’s spoken to feel that Africans are shown as victims of slavery, colonialism, apartheid and poor governance.

He’s seen a draft of a textbook that would put a more positive version of history.

He cites African slaves beating the French army to get independence in Haiti in 1804, Ethiopians beating the Italians in 1896 and South Africans beating apartheid.

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Mbeki says this is the message that should be carried to the youth.

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