Africa Governments in the Majority

Africa Governments

In the majority of African countries, the economic and social conditions are critical, with the poverty levels high, translated with extremely low purchasing power, explosion of deadly diseases and lack of access to potable water unfortunately an integrant part of the current reality. According to several authors, "the process of economic development must be viewed as the means of reducing and/or eliminating poverty, ignorance and diseases; and achieving improvement in the deteriorating human conditions" (Abjibolosoo, 1995, pp. 9). In this paper we shall propose actions that the Central Authority can take in order to improve the social and economic conditions.

The African Government must design policies that are shaped according to African societies, with its particularities and special conditions, not to Western ones. The failure of the Western approach was caused by the differences between the two types of societies.

Government should reduce corruption, which is currently at important levels and impeding the durable economic development of the African countries. Corruption disables new companies to be set-up, to freely compete on the market based on their unique comparative advantages rather on special advantages provided through corrupted means. Legislation in this case should be elaborated and put into force.

Social tensions, like wars and strikes, should be solved amicably. The parties have to understand that only in times of peace and tranquility the African society can prosper. Education must also be encouraged, in order to improve the literacy indicator, to enable the social and cultural development of the average citizens.