The Political Philosophy of Kwame Nkrumah on African Personality, the Current Status of Africa and Challenges of Development

Abstract

The study examines the status of African continent on the world stage as it relates to Kwame Nkrumah’s philosophy on African Personality. The study uses secondary and descriptive method to generate and analyze the data acquired. The theoretical framework is hinged on the assumptions of the modernization theory. The study focuses on issues related to political instability and issues that are regarded as consequence of political instability such as bad governance, corruption, poverty, intra and inter-state conflict and terrorism. The findings of the study show that these factors are to a large extent responsible for the underdevelopment of Africa and its inability to influence and contribute to world peace generally. It was also found that the tenets provided by Nkrumah have not been adhered to by the present African leaders and people. The current challenges faced by Africa can be resolved if the leadership personality of Nkrumah is imbibed and adhered to by African leaders.