FIRST TERM

Africa and the Wider World Since 1800

Islamic Movement and the establishment of Muslim States in West Africa

• 1. The Jihad of Ahmadu Seku
• 2. The Jihad of Alhaji Umar
• 3. The Activities of Samori Toure
• 4. The Muslim states in the face of European Colonization

Christian Missionary Activity in West Africa

• 1. Christian Missionary Activity in West Africa
• 2. Impact of Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa

West Africa and African History

• 1. Empires in Western Sudan

The Scramble For and Partition of Africa

• 1. The Industrial Revolution, the New Imperialism and scramble for Africa by European Powers
• 2. The Berlin Conference and Partition of Africa

Colonial Rule in Africa

• 1. Colonial subjugation, occupation and African Reaction
• 2. Colonial Rule in Africa
• 3. Consolidation of European Culture in Africa
• 4. The Colonial Economy and the Under-development of Africa
• 5. Colonial Africa and the Two World Wars

SECOND TERM

Nationalist Movements and Decolonisation In Africa

• 1. Colonial Policies and African Discontent
• 2. Formation of Political Parties and Association in West Africa
• 3. External Influences on Nationalist Movement
• 4. Patterns of Nationalist Movement and the Regaining of Independence

The Apartheid

• 1. Prelude to Apartheid
• 2. Apartheid Legislation and the Suppression of African Nationalist Movement
• 3. External Reaction to Apartheid
• 4. The O.A.U. and Apartheid

Problems of Independent African States

• 1. Neo-Colonialism and Political Development
• 2. Neo-Colonialism and Economic Under-Development
• 3. Unequal development within States and Instability

History and Global Issues

• 1. The Military intervention in African Politics
• 2. Boundary Disputes and the Threat to African Unity
• 3. The Commonwealth, OAU (AU), ECOWAS, UNO and OPEC
• 4. Africans in Diaspora in World Issues
• 5. Racism and the African
• 6. History of Developed Societies
• 7. Debt Relief and International Aids
• 8. Peacekeeping and Socio-political Interest of the Developed Societies
• 9. Armaments, Nuclear Science and World Peace
• 10. Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and NEEDS