After reading the texts and watching the movie, be ready for the following topics/questions:

1) Why has there been so many separatist attempts that failed and why there have been only a few successful separatism movements? How would you explain that given the fragility of most of the states in Africa?

2) Why and how is the Eritrean separatist different from the rest of Africa?

3) Based on your knowledge, do you consider the existence of the postcolonial state in Africa as success or failure? Why?