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Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Kwame Nkrumah's Neo-Colonialism: The Book That Challenged Imperial Power in Africa

 

Kwame Nkrumah and his book, Neocolonialism.

Kwame Nkrumah and his book, Neocolonialism.


Neocolonialism is the exploitation of former colonies by their former rulers, based on economic inequality


Kwame Nkrumah, the architect of Ghana’s independence and a renowned African statesman and scholar, wrote the book titled "Neocolonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism" in 1965, eight years after Ghana gained its independence. 


He described how former colonial powers continued to dominate and take advantage of recently independent nations in this book. The terms "neocolonialism" and "post-colonialism" gained popularity during Africa's decolonization.