Colonialism In Africa

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It is not possible to evaluate the political state of Africa without taking its history into acknowledgment. Arising out of the post colonial era was the denouncement of a democratic Africa. Many argued it to be a weapon of the West which simply could not function for the African continent. The void created by the renouncement of democracy was ultimately filled by communist and socialist philosophies. Which served as a frontier to a movement towards one-party governments. Evidently under the guise of condemnation of capitalism, the one-party system quickly gained strength throughout Africa. These ideologies even became so extreme that some states outlawed multi-party system such as Uganda in the late 60’s (Msekwa, 2005). This philosophy of …show more content…
Under the economic activities of colonial Africa, many nations within the continent relied mainly on export and import trade (Seidman, 1968). There was virtually a non-existence funding of social sector which essentially were tied to the economy such as education and teaching, workforce mobilization, or health care sector. These trends followed into the 60’s and now. With a continuation of dependency on export for monetary growth, and imports for lifestyle sustainability. As colonialism modernizes we see the way in which the African government encourages such ties, and vice versa. Africa has fallen into the resource curse hole, which has promoted the thievery of African resources by foreign organizations such as the IMF, World Bank, and WTO. This limitation of national monetary income being exclusively tied to trade has ensure the idleness of capitalization of a ripe working class. As African nations continue to institute the use of foreign workers in the era of African modernization, they remain contributors to the sabotage of true African economic progress (Seidman, 1968). Economic advancement continues to remain dormant due to an heavy dependency on foreign aid. With continuous donations from the World Bank and the United Nations. There remains a consistent trend of funding …show more content…
Knowledge allows for the exploration of what is and what can bec, in turn promoting the growth of an individual and an individual 's surrounding. Knowledge is what has charged the innovation and development of the modern world. To know is to understand and it is this intrinsic worth of education that has contributed to the importance of knowing in our world. The African educational system has remained stalemate for years. With the numbers of students completing primary schooling in Africa decreasing. It is an un and the continuous fun is going towards education almost non-existent. Fundamentally the issues that arise in the sector of Education are a direct responsibilities of those in power. Like much of Africa 's problems today, the issues that face the future of Education within the continent stems primarily from the corruption within the government and its effect on the function of education. An instance in which has shown to be a problematic formation would be in the nation of Uganda; which during the night it was subjected to a public surveillance of the educational grants which managed to reach the school that they were allocated for. And it was found that only 20% of the money made it to the school and the remainder was embezzled by members of the government (Sevesson, 2005). This cultural validation of thievery has also contributed to the victimization of young female

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