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Modernity, cultural dislocation and the crisis of development in Africa
Abstract
This essay interrogates the phenomenon of modernity in Africa by focusing particularly on the attendant predicaments of cultural dislocation in African countries. This is based on the notion that cultural affirmation and identity determination play fundamental roles in the quest for sustainable development. It argues that the incursion of western indices of modernity into Africa has birthed legions of development crises in Africa and has stunted Africa‘s growth. In the final analyses, it examines the imperatives for Africa‘s development despite the reality of modernity by averring the indispensability of salient African cultural norms as essential in addressing the crises of development in Africa.
