African Conflict and the “Post-colonial” State (original) (raw)

2023

Abstract

The unique nature of African conflicts calls for a logical explanation for their occurrence. This chapter provides a theoretical overview based on the thinking of Mahmood Mamdani and Frantz Fanon in relation to the post-colonial state. Its main argument is drawn from Mamdani’s position that conflict in Africa is best understood by examining not how Europe underdeveloped Africa, but how Europe ruled Africa. Thus, grievance-based models that are normally used to analyse natural or “normal” human interaction based on economic, political, and social deprivation, or discrimination cannot adequately explain African ethnic conflicts. This calls for an alternative explanation/model . Keywords: Frantz Fanon, Mahmood Mamdani, African Crisis, Post-colonial state, African Predicament.

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