The Future of Africa: Third World Countries Falling Further Behind

As each day passes, our society grows and develops because of technology. We continue to become more connected to the rest of the world because of this technology. This, however, does not change the staggering situational differences of the world. There is still uneven distribution of natural resources and unequal opportunity for people. There are many people in Asia and Africa

Globalization did not bring the promised benefits people hoped to have. It brought poverty instead. “ The actual number of people living in poverty has actually increased by almost 100 million,” (Stiglitz 222). Africa has high expectation with colonial independence. The continent is in misery and is falling.

First, Africa was finally given a place in the international community because of New Imperialism. For hundreds of years, an entire fifth of the inhabited Earth was excluded from the world’s most important decisions. But because of New Imperialism, they were able to

Modern African states have various problems ranging from corruption, to armed conflict, to stunted structural development. Africa’s ongoing political instability and economic crisis have hindered the improvement of Africa. Thus, the lack of money, advancement in technology, and climate has hampered economic development. Despite European mistreatment and oppression African’s have endured hardships that have encouraged economy, education, and political

On the vast continent of Africa, there are fifty-three countries; of these only six are not located below the Sahara Desert. This leaves the Sub-Saharan region of Africa to encompass a total of forty-seven countries. Many of these countries south of the Sahara have been in state failure, either partial or complete collapse of state authority. This has led to an inability to

behind by the ‘digital divide’ and most countries of East/Southern Africa were only connected to the

There is an abundance of reasons for the lack of unity in African nations, but according to If You Shouldn’t Call It Third World, What Should You Call It? By Marc Silver. When using phrases such as “Third World” and “Developing Countries” we are misrepresenting what these countries are. If society is using derogatory labels to represent the whole country, how can a country come together as a unit. These countries are being encompassed into one word, a term that can be seen as insulting and misleading. Africa is underfunded and needs aid, and according to Marc Silver we are talking, “about countries that need to develop better health care systems, better schools, better ways to bring water and electricity to people”. (Silver, 3) If the native

In the age of Imperialism, European countries sought to colonize the world. It all came crashing down as European countries became involved in conflicts and could not sustain this infrastructure. In South Africa, European ideals were held so strongly in the government that segregation was the norm long after Europe and North America had become desegregated. Africa was seen as a place to steal from, whether it was slaves, minerals, riches, or land. From the constant European intervention and inability of nations to function on their own and control their people, Africa has become a vacuum of centralized power with new puppet democracies controlled by dictators and warlords. European control was a very hands-on way of controlling every aspect of African life in the government, infrastructure, culture, technology, religion. When African countries became independent, it was a struggle to adopt their new identity Because of the overpowering European dominance in every aspect of live, Africa was deprived of the chance to learn and develop on its

When I think of Sub-Saharan Africa I see the complete opposite of The United States. I think of poverty, no Internet & cell phones( no texting, social media), no malls/shopping centers. I think of villages and people having farms and growing crops. Africa is approximately 15 of earths land & even with one of the largest countries in the world, it is one of the lest developed countries. However, even though Africans economy is not where it is suppose to be, West Africa is becoming more developed & offers more economic opportunities than other parts of Africa. Many tribes are moving towards West Africa to start a better life for themselves & and their families. However Africa needs more infrastructure which includes; high speed highways, railroads

Most of the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) exist in Africa. Although the whole world is developing exponentially through rapid globalization, Africa is still struggling to develop. Due to the imperialism of 19th and 20th century, some African nations have been colonies of Western nations. Since the imperialism lasted until the World War Ⅱ, African nations which were colonies of Western nations lost their ability to become economically independent. Therefore, still nowadays, those nations are having a hard time to develop their science and technology. To help these countries innovate and create skillful human resources, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and European Commission through its Euro-Mediterranean Information Society (EUMEDIS) together made a program developing the skills of

Kingsley Moghalu author of Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy's Last Frontier Can Prosper argues that the African economic can be transformed once there is a paradigm shift. which includes African countries creating complex products, the development of a stronger intuition, the use of propaganda and development of central banks. He believes that African countries can gain wealth and prosperity once these paradigm shifts are applied.

First, I think that these nations should adopt more liberal policies. Specifically, they should practice freedom of speech and freedom of the press. While I do not believe in enforcing Western concepts on non-Western regions in a neo-imperialist type of way, I do believe that certain democratic ideals ensure political stability. In order for these countries to work out many of their issues and raise their spots on the human development index, then they need to have peace and order within their borders. Also, in my opinion, the free exchange of ideas promotes ingenuity, which will be important as the world moves towards a conceptual economy. I also believe that Mauritius’ investments in communication media technology helped grow its economy and allowed it to become an active member at the U.N., especially in committees concerning the environment and small island country development. Right now, the only medium for many on continental Africa is the mobile phone. By diversifying internet accessing devices, not only will these countries be more modern, but more people will be online. With more citizens online, a country is opening its doors to many financial opportunities. As U.S. President Barack Obama said, “broadband access is now a necessity, not a luxury”. If these African nations want to see their economies grow, they cannot solely depend on mobile technology for their broadband access. They need more

Most countries in Africa spend an enormous amount of their gross domestic product (GDP) on military and defense (McCoy & Fink, 2016). However, education is the most important investment for success in a world that has become progressively more mutually dependent and unified through commerce, political, and social issues. It would be damaging to Africa to remain exclusively focused on strengthening their military competency while degrading access to universal

In Africa there has also been a rapid growth in Science and Technology but despite this growth, African cultures have kept their personhood. Ubuntu is a system of personhood and therefore in Africa, technology does not define personhood but it is defined through others (Du Toit, 2005).

Imagine a world where geographic separation does not inhibit the social or economic mobility of people. A place where cement roads are obsolete and unnecessary and the information super highway is the only road you need to know how to navigate. Information technology becomes the glue and nails that binds our (global) society together. Development becomes a matter of installing fiber-optic wiring, cellular towers and satellite launching. World Bank projects change from road building to wire laying. Now imagine a world where there is no electricity, telephones, computers, roads or other mediums of transportation other than legs and feet. Communication exists on a face-to-face level and nothing more. An individuals’