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Introduction The collapse of colonialism in Africa in the last decades of the twentieth century witnessed the change in the nature of political party systems in Africa. Soon after independence, one party governments became a hallmark in most newly independent African states. Many of these governments were independence movements who led the fight against colonialism, and therefore inherited the mantle of liberators, and by virtue of this came to dominate post-colonial governments. After…

Before the legitimate colonization of Kenya took place, many different peoples settled in the area. Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa settled in a region of East Africa, which is the region that is now considered Kenya, around 2000 BC. Due to Kenya’s proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, by the first century AD, Arabian traders frequented the Kenyan coast, eventually establishing Arab and Persian colonies. In addition to the Arabs and Persians, during the first century AD, the Bantu…

“The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interest”, said Charles Reese. Colonization comes from the Latin word “inhabit” and is a process of control of land and its components. Throughout history colonization was to gain more power, culture, and many other selfish reasons. Most times colonization took place mainly in Africa. The ones who colonized were the Europeans. Due to colonization there were unfair…

Imperialism and Financial Issues While at first glance it can be unclear exactly how exactly Akon’s involvement in development can be seen as promoting imperialist ideas when one looks at the financial information regarding the initiative it makes sense. Akon himself does not contribute any of his own money to his organization Akon Lighting Africa which can be seen as problematic in and of itself but the largest economic contributor to his organization is from China Jiangsu International Group,…

Sub-Saharan African culture and overall community were created and unified through the people themselves and were absent from tyrants or modern-day social classes. In fact, many African communities were based and morphed with pure the intention of survival amongst each other. Peace within societies was prominent during these times. Due to agricultural, environmental, and seasonal changes, consistent movement of communities was a necessity for their own survival and way of life. Reader states…

China’s engagement in Africa has attracted much attention in academic, policy and media circles. Of particular significance is the implication of China’s non-interference and no-strings-attached policies in Africa. Indeed, while China has been operating in Africa since the early 1960s – by supporting Africa’s struggle for independence - it is only in the 2000s that its engagement began to resurface, as exemplified by its heavy investment in various infrastructures projects in several African…

Cote d'Ivoire and the United States of America The United States of America is the most developed country in the world located on the continent of North America while Cote d'Ivoire is an African country located in West Africa. These two countries are not the same by their way of living, their climate and also their area. These differences lead us to ask the following question: what are the differences between these two countries? First of all, we will talk about the differences in the climate…

CREATING THE AFRICAN MYTH Often times, when very little is known about a topic, we as humans tend to fill in the blanks with the signs to which we have been exposed. Eventually, these signs and their meanings begin to stick in our minds and the minds of a society as unquestionably accurate, thus a myth is created. This is the case with G.W.F. Hegel’s The Philosophy of History. Hegel addresses the significance of Africa and Africans in comparison to the rest of the world by analyzing physical…

History is about the past, the people, their achievements and setbacks. This research paper addresses the rejecting of Africa 's pre-colonial history. The analysis revolves around ignorance, arrogance, libel, and division. It is a study of the fifteenth-century religious and nineteenth-century philosophical views responsible for the suppressing Africa’s pre-colonial history. Long before the ancient ruins were buried by the desert sand and the vegetation Europeans found a subtly way to bury…

Queen Idia was a prominent figure in the Edo State of Nigeria who played an important role in Oba Esigie’s rise to power. Esigie had brass sculptures of her head made in order to recognize her military influence and achievements, and placed these heads in her alter after her death. In 1897, during the period in which Africa was under colonial rule by the British, British men “ransacked the Benin Empire” and forcefully took the heads away to display them as a representation of their imperial…