Decolonisation: African Political thought

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Author: A.O. Fisher, S.A. Oludemi, W.T. Ojo

Keywords: Decolonisation, Africa, Political Thought, Pan-Africanism, Negritude

Abstract: African political thought is fundamentally rooted in African heritage and culture. It is a frontal assault against the imperial powers of Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Union of South Africa, which denied the diverse African peoples of their right to self-government. Thus, the political concepts of African leaders at various times and places were intended to be last attacks against the denial of the basic human rights of the people. At the period, political thinking centred on two major threats to African states and the continent: colonialism and racism. In African Political Thought, the notion of Decolonization is best investigated and analysed in the context of its processes. Any attention that was paid to the African past highlighted the savage character of intergroup interactions. As colonial education was influenced by the need to explain the ills of colonialism, African history was filled with European discoveries of Africa. In order to rectify this anomaly, the concepts of Pan-Africanism and Negritude were developed within an African setting. These concepts aided in reinforcing the significance of African heritage despite the European invasion. This research seeks to investigate the origins of African political philosophy and the decolonization process in certain African locations. The major source of data collecting is secondary sources.

Article Info: Received: 19 Feb 2023, Received in revised form: 15 Mar 2023, Accepted: 25 Mar 2023, Available online: 14 Apr 2023

DOI: 10.22161/ijtle.2.2.4

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