Journal of Democracy Research(JDR)

Department of Philosophy, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Critical Examination of the Challenges of Africa's Development
  Author(s): Nmesoma Michael Okeke*
  
  Africa, over time, has been confronted with a complex web of development issues, and these problems have proven insurmountable. Thus, we prefer to refer to it as the African development predicament. The term "predicament" implies difficulty, quandary, jam, mess, or dilemma. It is therefore logical to say that Africa’s development challenges have plunged the continent into difficulties and dilemmas. This study seeks to interrogate these persistent issues that have bewitched Africa, with a view to proposing substantial solutions. To achieve this, we will employ the Development Simulator Model as a theoretical framework to unmask the illusion of a functional development model in Africa. Using critical analysis, the study argues that African development challenges persist because African nations promote principles and ideals they do not genuinely possess. Thus, their effor.. Read More»
  

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