Mirroring the African Self and Mobility in Development Projects

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore and argue around the symbolist of the infrastructure in the modeling of an African recognition in global development and sustainability narratives (the African Self), in the context of a broader mobility discourse. The necessity of such an analysis consists in the need for reconfirmation of development projects as narratives of change, but also in the need to decide on which side of the colonial axis the African infrastructure development, the improvement of mobility in Africa and the intrinsic freedoms to “do things in their own ways” are. Moreover, the analysis would deepen and explore new philosophical-political perspectives on development, linked to the right to mobility in Africa or in relation to Africa. Methodologically, the analysis starts with a brief critical analysis of all projects, under lens of post-structuralism, followed by a comparative analysis using a holistic reference on the concepts as development, mobility, space, road, journey.