Measures Taken by Independent African Countries to Curb Neo-Colonialism

Abstract

The Africans did not willingly accept the continuous economic, social and cultural domination of the Western powers. This paper therefore highlights colonial economic policies in Africa which they used as a weapon to dominate African countries and also showcases the various efforts made by African leaders to reduce such domination. Analytical method of Data collection was used in this research. Data were gathered from secondary source from various literatures such as Journals, Newspapers, published and unpublished Books, Periodicals, Projects, and Magazines were consulted and analyzed. The paper discusses these efforts from the economic, technological and cultural perspectives. It concludes that Africans can reduce the burden of neocolonialism if they should properly address the leadership problems confronting the continent that has abundant human and material resources.