INTERROGATING ISSUES IN GOVERNANCE AND THE CRISIS OF DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

Beetseh Kwaghga

Library Department

 Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi

e-mail: beetsekwaghga@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

This is paper argues that, African states have been experiencing a deepening crisis of development and this is easily linked to the absence of good governance in a continent that is highly blessed with natural and human resources.  It thus appears as if African’s plethora of problems like poverty, hunger, diseases, political upheavals, deprivations, etc are irredeemable given the nature of governance that is characterize b poor leadership, corruption and mismanagement of resources.  To resolve this problematic of leadership that is destroying the development process in Africa, the paper recommends leadership re-orientation, introduction of African unified anti-corruption policy; a reform of the political system and efficient management of resources of engender good governance and development on the African continent.