Who colonized Africa?

The principal powers involved in the modern colonisation of Africa are Britain, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Italy. In nearly all African countries today, the language used in government and media is the one imposed by a recent colonial power, though most people speak their native African languages.

What country in Africa has a weak economy?

Based on the per capita GDP and GNI values from 2020, Burundi ranks as the poorest country in not only Africa, but also the world.

What hinders development in a country?

The paper finds that public borrowing, trade deficit, military expenditures, the low level of technological innovation, population, political turbulences and corruption, all hinder GDP in the long-run. Additionally, public debt, military spending and political instability obstruct GDP in the short run.

Do African leaders set the example that all others must follow?

In this regard, African leaders have failed to set the example that all others must follow. Most African leaders have used their political position to embezzle economic resources- a process that has often involved the mass pauperization of their ‘subjects’ and the deepening of their dependence on the patrimonial favours of the “ruler” 6.

What should young people being trained for leadership in Africa know?

Young people being trained for leadership in Africa should be aware of these dangers and challenges. They should be encouraged to develop character and positive attitudes that will keep them from pitfalls preventing the full development of their countries and peoples.

What are the dangers African leaders have failed to guard?

There are seven main dangers against which African Leaders have failed to guard: 1. The policy of ‘rewarding friends and punishing foes.

What are the prospects for Democracy in Africa?

Democracy’s prospects in Africa depend, then, not on finding better leaders but on the factors which may spread more widely the ability to act collectively to ensure that government responds to the citizenry. And so the book proposes a way of examining democratic progress in Africa which places these realities at the centre.

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