Beneath the Rots in Post-Colonial Africa: A Reply to Henry Kam Kah and Okori Uneke.

Autor: Olatunji, Cyril-Mary Pius
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Zdroj: Essays in Philosophy; Jan2015, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p57-69, 13p
Abstrakt: This paper attempts a response to two suggestions regarding the roots of and solutions to Africa's social, economic and political concerns. Rather than trying to provide answers to the question "who should be blamed for the quagmires of Africa?", the paper tries to provide further explanations of the problems using a specific case study of two pan-African scholars, Henry Kam Kah and Okori Uneke. Although their suggestions about the situation of Africa have received popular acceptance among scholars, this paper disputes the viability of their assumptions and conclusions. Even if it is true (as the scholars have argued) that Africa is an innocent victim of colonial or post-colonial causes, their arguments fall short of providing a foundation for future, positive development. Instead, this paper attempts to go beneath superficial first layer investigations to identify a more meaning way forward for the people of post-colonial Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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