Government and Politics in Africa

Answer these three questions. One question = One full page 1.     The colonial era casts a long shadow over contemporary Africa.  Discuss three legacies of colonialism and explain how they affect present-day political, social, or economic outcomes.  

2. What are some of the strategies African political leaders use to keep themselves in power?  Discuss three, explaining how and why each of them works.

  3. Describe three different strategies that Africans pursued to cope with the economic and political decline during the “lost decades” of the 1970s and 1980s. Be sure to explain the rationale behind each strategy.