This is not related to data per say but Chapter Two especially focuses on the subject formation of Africans as scientists, looking at how postcolonial leaders such as Senghor and Diop viewed Africa’s emergence and path towards “modernity.” Tousignant notes: “For Senghor as for Diop, then, being scientific was not just about being modern as a form of mimicry, but about (re)setting African history in motion: for Africans to (once again) become active transformers of their society and place in the world.” (chapter 2)
