Since the authors favor an accelerated cultivation and recognition of achievement in the African continent, they propose starting the African Intellectual Prize in the spirit of the Nobel Prize, but as an intermediate stepping stone to eventually gaining more Nobel laureates. As Africans gain regional recognition for their contributions to the world, they will receive more exposure to potentially be recognized at a global level.

"When Vit Jedlička declared the independent state of Liberland on the island 'between' Serbia and Croatia in 2015, everything seemed like a joke."