Effects Of Civil War On African American Imperialism

After World War II, the people of Africa fought to end the effects of European imperialism in order to achieve political independence and reclaim African culture. However, tensions caused by artificial political boundaries established by European powers exacerbated preexisting tribal and religious divisions. The newly ‘freed’ African states were unstable and struggled to deal with these conflicts, often resulting in civil wars and genocide. During this struggle, Africa received very little support to help develop African economies or governments from the very countries who caused Africa’s weak infrastructure. 19th-century European imperialism was a major factor in causing the political weakness within African states, but the fact that the solution
The African culture was simply pushed away by the Europeans, who neglected the different pre-existing tribes and religious views and forced the Africans to follow their Western beliefs. This is fuelled by civil wars and violence that would last long after imperialism. For example, civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted in 1998 due to ethnicity conflicts in the region. It lasted for five years and ended in 2003. Along with the Congo, Sudan, Angola, Chad, and Somalia had many years of “armed conflict" and violence. In Sudan, it was a civil war caused by lasting cultural problems from the 1800’s that has caused the deaths of about two million people. As for Angola, a civil war was caused by the lack of natural resources and ethnicity differences. This civil war resulted in over one million dead. In Algeria, conflicts arose from the reinstatement of dominant Islam. After colonial rule, Algeria faced many political problems. In search of a way to prosper, some Algerians wanted to return to an Islamic state. However, in 1992, the elections were revoked when the Islamic party won the election. Civil war erupted when the military took over. During the civil war, tremendous acts of genocide were committed. Extreme Islamists tortured, raped and massacred many people. Like Sudan, trials went on for many years after the war. The government of Algeria is trying
One of the problems of the African leaders is that they are selfish. They have no desire to share political power. Two of these recent leaders would be a Sudan leader, Omar al-Bashir, and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. Only 20% of African leaders since 1960 have actually been successful. In 2002, African children describe the leaders as unbeneficial for education and health. This is important because those children are the next generation after the selfish dictators. The children saw that they have to make changes to the society. The chair of the AU Commission, Alpha Oumar Konare said, “Africa is suffering a crisis of leadership." This is true because the African people need a leader who will reform the African society and lead the Africans to prosperity. The Africans must see the changes that are