The Microcosm of Global Insecurity in Modern African Nations, an Example of Nigeria (2007 a 2011)

Abstract

Africa has a disturbing notoriety for violent conflicts, civil wars, strife and political instability which has earned it the appellation of ‘a continent at war against itself’. This has engendered insecurity, divided and pauperized societies. Various writers attribute this situation to the underdevelopment of Africa’s political institutions; economic backwardness, ethnic and religious pluralities. Using the Marxian paradigm, I argue that these views are diversionary and smokescreen for strong global factors that engender insecurity in modern African nations. The world today has witnessed increase in divergent and antagonistic pluralisms, which are hinged upon global convergence around ideology and faith. These in turn are mere clothings for conflicting economic interests.