The African State: An Illusory Vestige of Colonialism
[Thesis]
Otaru, Muhammad Moe
Gilbert, Alan
University of Denver
2020
91 p.
M.A.
University of Denver
2020
In a 2006 Interview, prominent Nigerian author, and social commentator, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said; "...Nigeria was set up to fail. The only thing we Nigerians should take responsibility for is the extent of the failure...." . Such a view about colonialism and the states it arbitrarily created is widely shared by many on the African continent, who have come to understand that the very creation and existence of the African state are largely to blame for the seemingly countless socio-economic and political issues faced on the continent.