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INR132: Africa and the Western Powers
Introduction INR 132: Africa and the West is a course that is available for students who are studying French and International Studies at undergraduate level and it is a two-credit course. The course is available in the second semester. It discusses historical perspective of relationships that existed before the advent of colonial rule; relations of Africa with Europe in the colonial days and the changing pattern of relations between Africa and the countries of Europe and Africa since independence. The place of Africa in the hot rivalry between the East bloc and the West bloc; the emerging new world order politically and economically are also discussed in this course.
What Will You Learn?
The import of this course is to expose the students to the historical perspective of relationship among African states in the early period and between Africa and the West before and during colonial periods. It is important that students have a firm grip of how relationship existed among African states before European invasion. The relationship among Africans, Europe and America before, during and post-colonial periods is also important for this course.
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On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
• Familiarise yourself with the evidence of African past;
• Identify the different forms of interaction in the pre-colonial Africa;
• Understand the evolution of African states;
• Be familiar with the arbitrary demarcation of African states by the colonial powers;
• Understand the rivalry among Western powers during and after the partition of Africa;
• Be acquainted with the Franco and Anglophone African states;
• Be conversant with Elite revolution in Africa;
• Be able to correlate the impact of World War II on African Nationalism;
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African past
Pre-colonial Africa
African states
Colonial powers