Post colonial Africa faced many challenges and problems to fulfil the promises of independence;
unity and prosperity. They opted for different paths of development (capitalist, populist, socialist
avenues, etc.) They had also a plan of transforming territorial nationalism into political nationalism
to coax numerous ethnic groups and communities into a nation-state. They also adopted foreign
policy doctrine which would allow them not only to survive in international system but also achieve
the projected developmental goals

one topic 1,2,3 1)Development strategies. What was the major development strategy or policy framework
adopted and implemented by the newly created state? Was it successful? What was the role
and impact of foreign aid in this process? Please exclude SAPs related policies imposed by
the IMF and WB since the 1980s)
2) Nation –Building project. What were the key strategies and methods used to transform a
heterogeneous country artificially carved into a coherent political nation? What were the key
policies to deal with centrifugal forces and regional and religious grievances and their
consequences?
3) Foreign Policy- What were the underlining rationales of African foreign policy? Explain the
foreign policy goals of the post-colonial state with a particular emphasis on the relationship
with former colonial power. What have been the nature of these relations? mutually
beneficial/cooperative or conflictual?