Abstract
Globalization has conquered the world. It is an endless process of integration and compression of the world
economy, culture and politics in to one interconnected whole. The concept has been interpreted by scholars
in different perspectives and viewed as a process that will accelerate rapid economic development around
the globe. However, this paper viewed it from a different perspective. The aim is therefore to examine the
negative impact of globalization on African states. Data was obtained through secondary sources, where
library materials such as textbooks, journals, papers, magazines, and internet materials were used. The
paper believed that globalization is a strategy or grand plan towards recolonization of Africa. It is a new
form of colonization motivated by the desire for exploitation, imperialism (on the basis of empire building)
and promotion of capitalist market economy, hence its accompanied features of free capital flow, trade
liberalization and the exaggerated powers and influence of supra-national institutions on global political
economy at the expense of nation-states.
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Abdulkadir Ahmad Jogana
Kano State College of Arts, Science and remedial Studies P.M.B 3145, Kano
Habib Awais Abdulkadir
Kano State College of Arts, Science and remedial Studies P.M.B 3145, Kano
Received: 15-04-2017, Accepted: 22-05-2017, Published Online: 03-06-2017