GLOBALIZATION OF AFRICA AND AFRICAN GLOBALIZATION: A 21st CENTURY PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Globalization has been defined by its increasing interconnectedness and advancement of values across the globe. The recipe for African development has been precipitated by Westernized and modernized designs and architecture. The study interrogates the independence of African states in all spheres of her life, whether it is political, social, or economic. The study also investigates the configuration of the international ideological linings of the capitalist and socialist movements in Africa. Africa is free but everywhere in chains with either her colonial tutelage aprons or playing a second feudal role by the international community. The study adopted secondary sources of data collection and qualitative methods for our data analysis. The study concluded that there are overwhelming negative impacts of African development by globalization which sterns from the international division of world ideologies. The study recommends the indigenization and utilization of African research and technologies by Africans for her development.