Did Africa know human rights before the white man came?

 By Ashu Nyenty. PhD The prevailing discourse in contemporary times suggests that Africa is at the receiving end of most civilizations. One such civilization widely believed to be extraneous or alien to the African continent is the concept of human rights. Many in the international intellectual  fraternity assume that Africans’ earliest intercourse  with human rights was with the advent of colonialism. However, empirical historical data has fortunately debunked  and jetissoned these narratives. Due to civilizational bias, the strides made by African communities in this regard have been swept under the  carpet  of knowledge and schorlarship. ASHU NYENTY Although human rights…