War, Environmental Crisis, and "Mining Terrorism" in the Congo Prolegomenon for an African Philosophy of Sustainability

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

In his chapter in Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa - Problems, Perspectives, and Prospects, Professor Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha examines the African philosophy of sustainable development, using Central Africa and its great lakes region as a case study. He scrutinizes the African historical trajectory and African ancestral traditions in order to uncover some wisdom and practices drawn from twelve essential African concepts: Umoja (unity), ujamaa (family spirit, brotherly love), sha-bantu-ne-bintu (God as father of beings and things), Bumuntu (genuine personhood), mucima muyampe (good heart), Mfwintshi (witch, evil person), fadenya-badenya (the person as an individual and a person-with-others), mitshi (trees), ntanda-yonso (the whole world, the entire universe), bumi (life), lufu (death), bijila (taboos).

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Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha is a Professor at California State University Northridge since Fall 2003. He is a poet, a teacher, and a human rights activist. He is also a member of the Global Dialogue Institute, and a member of the Center for Global Ethics. He created the Global Village Forum at CSUN.

War, Environmental Crisis, and "Mining Terrorism" in the Congo Prolegomenon for an African Philosophy of Sustainability

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

In his chapter in Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa - Problems, Perspectives, and Prospects, Professor Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha examines the African philosophy of sustainable development, using Central Africa and its great lakes region as a case study. He scrutinizes the African historical trajectory and African ancestral traditions in order to uncover some wisdom and practices drawn from twelve essential African concepts: Umoja (unity), ujamaa (family spirit, brotherly love), sha-bantu-ne-bintu (God as father of beings and things), Bumuntu (genuine personhood), mucima muyampe (good heart), Mfwintshi (witch, evil person), fadenya-badenya (the person as an individual and a person-with-others), mitshi (trees), ntanda-yonso (the whole world, the entire universe), bumi (life), lufu (death), bijila (taboos).

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Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha is a Professor at California State University Northridge since Fall 2003. He is a poet, a teacher, and a human rights activist. He is also a member of the Global Dialogue Institute, and a member of the Center for Global Ethics. He created the Global Village Forum at CSUN.

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War, Environmental Crisis, and "Mining Terrorism" in the Congo Prolegomenon for an African Philosophy of Sustainability

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

In his chapter in Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa - Problems, Perspectives, and Prospects, Professor Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha examines the African philosophy of sustainable development, using Central Africa and its great lakes region as a case study. He scrutinizes the African historical trajectory and African ancestral traditions in order to uncover some wisdom and practices drawn from twelve essential African concepts: Umoja (unity), ujamaa (family spirit, brotherly love), sha-bantu-ne-bintu (God as father of beings and things), Bumuntu (genuine personhood), mucima muyampe (good heart), Mfwintshi (witch, evil person), fadenya-badenya (the person as an individual and a person-with-others), mitshi (trees), ntanda-yonso (the whole world, the entire universe), bumi (life), lufu (death), bijila (taboos).

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Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha is a Professor at California State University Northridge since Fall 2003. He is a poet, a teacher, and a human rights activist. He is also a member of the Global Dialogue Institute, and a member of the Center for Global Ethics. He created the Global Village Forum at CSUN.

War, Environmental Crisis, and "Mining Terrorism" in the Congo Prolegomenon for an African Philosophy of Sustainability

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

In his chapter in Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa - Problems, Perspectives, and Prospects, Professor Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha examines the African philosophy of sustainable development, using Central Africa and its great lakes region as a case study. He scrutinizes the African historical trajectory and African ancestral traditions in order to uncover some wisdom and practices drawn from twelve essential African concepts: Umoja (unity), ujamaa (family spirit, brotherly love), sha-bantu-ne-bintu (God as father of beings and things), Bumuntu (genuine personhood), mucima muyampe (good heart), Mfwintshi (witch, evil person), fadenya-badenya (the person as an individual and a person-with-others), mitshi (trees), ntanda-yonso (the whole world, the entire universe), bumi (life), lufu (death), bijila (taboos).

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Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha is a Professor at California State University Northridge since Fall 2003. He is a poet, a teacher, and a human rights activist. He is also a member of the Global Dialogue Institute, and a member of the Center for Global Ethics. He created the Global Village Forum at CSUN.

War, Environmental Crisis, and "Mining Terrorism" in the Congo Prolegomenon for an African Philosophy of Sustainability

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

In his chapter in Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa - Problems, Perspectives, and Prospects, Professor Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha examines the African philosophy of sustainable development, using Central Africa and its great lakes region as a case study. He scrutinizes the African historical trajectory and African ancestral traditions in order to uncover some wisdom and practices drawn from twelve essential African concepts: Umoja (unity), ujamaa (family spirit, brotherly love), sha-bantu-ne-bintu (God as father of beings and things), Bumuntu (genuine personhood), mucima muyampe (good heart), Mfwintshi (witch, evil person), fadenya-badenya (the person as an individual and a person-with-others), mitshi (trees), ntanda-yonso (the whole world, the entire universe), bumi (life), lufu (death), bijila (taboos).

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Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha, Ph.D.

Mutombo Nkulu-N'Sengha is a Professor at California State University Northridge since Fall 2003. He is a poet, a teacher, and a human rights activist. He is also a member of the Global Dialogue Institute, and a member of the Center for Global Ethics. He created the Global Village Forum at CSUN.