Institutional Process and the Myth of Legitimacy
Examines how institutions use procedure as a myth of legitimacy, asking us to trust the architecture because the proper process was followed.
Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi
Chinenye Egbuna Ikwuemesi is a writer, author and systems thinker examining power, infrastructure and the myths that legitimise harm, with a focus on Africa as the first quarry for logics later applied to everyone.
The Expansion of Digital Surveillance
Shows how digital surveillance expands quietly through security narratives and invisible authority, turning monitoring infrastructures into everyday governance.
Africa and the Cartography of AI Power
Maps the cartography of AI power, tracing how infrastructures and narratives position Africa as the first quarry for algorithmic colonialism.
AI Sovereignty and the Infrastructure of Power
This essay uses the Infrastructure Principle to show how talk of AI sovereignty can mask new dependencies on foreign compute and cloud infrastructures in Africa.
Cultural Stewardship and the Myth of Guardianship
This essay uses the Infrastructure Principle to show how talk of AI sovereignty can mask new dependencies on foreign compute and cloud infrastructures in Africa.