It is trite to say that Africa has been battling with the problem of underdevelopment for decades. African countries are often listed in the “Third World Countries”, “Less Developed Countries”, “Low Income Countries” and several other ignoble lists reflecting and depicting...

The welfare of the people is the hallmark of democracy and this is implied in Abraham Lincoln’s definition of democracy. Government exists to cater for the citizens and that is democratic governance. The main challenge to welfarism in post colonisation Africa was touted to be the economic...