Hist Examine the reasons for the failure of African socialism.

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Examine the reasons for the failure of African socialism.
  • The reliance on foreign assistance.
  • The continued presence of foreign owned companies.
  • The prevention of multi-party democracy.
  • The evolution into dictatorships.
  • The loss of foreign expatriates.
  • The limited foreign aid.
  • The reliance on a single power; the Soviet Union for technical, financing and military aid. which also had its own problems.
  • The failure of ambitious projects.
  • The occurrence of coups. For instance, the 1966 coup against Nkrumah in Ghana and 1971 coup organised by Amin against Obote in Uganda.
  • The suppression of individual enterprise.
  • The occurrence of anti-socialism wars.
  • The failure to eliminate inter-ethnic and inter-regional rivalry.
  • The widespread corruption and inefficiency.
  • The existence of sharp income inequalities.
  • The adoption of capitalism.