Resources in Africa if well managed
are capable of providing for its
entire population, hence the
potentials for a more stable
environment
African communities abandoned their ways
during the colonial period, and where they
embraced the western models, with the
ushering in of independence”,
Leadership problem crept into the new states, as the new
African leadership became the neo- colonialists.
The liberators turned into
oppressors of their own people
CORRUPTION
Domestic factors often range from
“corrupt rulers, repression, a colonial
legacy, “
Africa is undergoing a complex process of multiple
transformations, the solutions came from external support.
International interests determine the course of events in the
periphery.
Also crucial to the peace building and political stability in Africa is the potential role of the Africans in
the Diaspora -As result of unfavourable economic policies from the North, Africa continues to
experience social dislocation and unrest.
Africa is is Growing
Economic development and challenges posed by poverty
and diseases, trade volumes and foreign investments have
increased over time.
The existing economic conditions based on western policy
prescriptions also play a significant role in the deprivation of African
populations
The Key to Development
External interests play a significant role in either
contributing to the positive developments in Africa
Concecuences of Economic Conditions in Africa
Massive deregulation, privatisation, currency devaluation, social
spending cuts, lower corporate taxes, export driven strategies, and
removal of foreign investment restrictions
Health, education and infrastructure goes down.
Cuts in public expenditure under SAPs led to a drastic decline in
control and prevention measures against diseases such as cholera,
yellow fever and malaria that were once under control while new
diseases remain a big challenge.
the cause is western based financial institutions whose
interference through conditionality and economic policy
prescriptions, contribute to the instability in Africa.
The political instability in Africa is related with
the migration, and a fact of the bad policy is
the lowly educated population.