AIM Magazine December 2013 by AIM Magazine - HTML preview

Jubilee Issue

50 Years

Of Independence

Africa’s Midlife Crisis

In African tradition, we are taught to honor our elders. This is because with age comes a certain level of wisdom. In my tribe for example, you cannot be considered an elder unless you are above 50, you get the honorary title of elder once you hit a certain age. The past couple of years have seen a number of African countries hit the 50 mark. Here’s a chronological list of independence dates for African countries.