APOL503 - Political change and development in Africa @UNIZULU

The module examines and analyses political change and development in neo-colonial Africa. It starts with an introduction to pre-colonial politics and development in African societies as a background to understand the trajectory of political change in the continent after colonialism. While acknowledging the internalist and externalist factors that underlie African politics and the problems these continue to create for the continent’s development, focus shall also be on the positive developments in the continent which are often neglected.