In the second installment of her analysis of ubuntu, the African meta-philosophy, Review Africa correspondent Sigrun Marie Moss ponders the ancient outlook’s possible downsides. Specifically, does this communal belief hinder individual African entrepreneurship — and in so doing, curse Africa’s prospects for prosperity?

This dark chapter in both Turkey and Armenia’s history now has the bilateral political momentum to be reconciled, creating a momentous opportunity for development agencies to implement long-term strategy for cooperation and engagement between the two countries’ communities. This urgent opportunity for peace and reconciliation in the South Caucasus must not be missed.

In this three-part series, Toronto Review correspondent Sigrun Marie Moss will examine Ubuntu, the meta-philosophy of Sub-Saharan Africa.