The Nexus between Neo-Colonialism and Under Development in Africa: A Challenge to Political and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria

Lawal Abubakar PhD

doi:10.56201/ajha.v10.no2.2026.pg63.87

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The Nexus between Neo-Colonialism and Under Development in Africa: A Challenge to Political and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria

Lawal Abubakar PhD, .

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Much has been said in this about imperialism and colonialism in providing a stage of analysis and appreciation for the actual understanding of the subject matter-Neo-Colonialism and under Development in Africa. A venture into neo-colonial experiences cannot be divorced from the goals of European imperialism and the study of the colonial state in Africa. This is because Neo-colonialism is prevalent in Africa unlike other continents and it can be described as an advanced stage of colonialism because it exist in forms of the cultural, educational, industrial and technological subjugation of a former colonial territory and the further economic domination of the independent state by the former colonizer in the absence of an institutionalized political structure and direct military presence for the physical control and direction of the state ideology and economy by a superior power or former colonizer over her former and liberated colonies. . While it is accepted that neo-colonialism has contributed to underdevelopment in Nigeria, the critical issue in its construction has been the role of the elite. The views expressed above are appreciated, which in summary imply that no adequate understanding of the crisis of development in Nigeria could be achieved without taking into cognizance the effects of three major factors, namely, the process of decolonization, the political elite and foreign capital. Therefore, it is on this assertion that this paper reviewed the nexus between Neo-colonialism and underdevelopment in Africa: A challenge to political and socio-economic development in Nigeria. Also, other factors discussed include the concept of Neo-colonialism, decolonization, colonialism. Nigerian Neo-colonial economy, the notion of Neo colonialism in Africa and Nigeria, dependency theory, reason for the emergence of neo neocolonialism, the concept of development and under development and factors that determined under development. Hence, the paper explains the nature and organization of the Nigerian economy during colonial era and post-Colonial period Finally, the problems and consequences facing under developed notions, and causes of under development in Nigeria and its Impacts on socioeconomic and political aspects and valuable prospects were critically examined.

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The Nexus between Neo-Colonialism and Under Development in Africa: A Challenge to Political and Socio-Economic Development in Nigeria

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