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Fifty years ago, Ghana became the first Sub-Saharan African nation to declare independence. Over the next two decades, dozens of African countries gained freedom and opened a new chapter in their history. In the After Independence series, Worldview explores the struggle for independence and the challenges faced by post-colonial African nations. Listen to the stories of how the people of several African nations forged a new era after overthrowing colonial rule.
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| After Independence: Ghana |
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Dr. George Ayittey — Distinguished Economist in Residence, American University; Author, Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Development
Ghana was the first nation in sub-Saharan Africa to achieve independence. On the 6th of March, 50 years ago this year, Ghana declared independence and the end of British colonial rule. Dr. Ayittey tells us what it was like after the British left. |
| After Independence: Liberia |
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George Kieh — Professor of Political Science and African Studies at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Professor Kieh is originally from Liberia. He attended graduate school at Northwestern in the 80s and he’s been active in the Liberian democracy movement since. In the 2005 presidential election, he was the candidate from the The New Democratic Alternative for Liberia Movement. |
| After Independence: Kenya |
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| Paul Zeleza is Professor and Head of the Department of African Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago. He’s the author of Rethinking Africa’s Globalization, Volume 1: The Intellectual Challenges and the forthcoming Volume 2: The Developmental Challenges. |
| After Independence: A 3rd World People's History |
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Vijay Prashad — Professor and Director of International Studies, Trinity College; Author, Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World; Board Member, Center for Third World Organizing
Darker Nations recounts the rise and fall of what Prashad calls the "Third World Project." During the Cold War, newly independent countries in Africa, Asia and South America came together in what they considered a continuation of anti-imperial struggles. The project's goal was the creation of movements that would form institutions in the developing world. However, it was resisted by international financial institutions dominated by North American and European governments. |
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