POST COVID 19: RETHINKING THE FREEWILL OF INSTITUTIONS THAT PREVENTS POVERTY IN AFRICA

Abstract

The African Union Agenda (2063) in its preamble presents Africa’s History (usable past) as a means to understand the continent’s setbacks. In this regard, stakeholders support antipoverty innovations after recounting contributory factors of slavery, colonialism and further post-independence mismanagements. Without prejudice to “Africa’s Historical Misfortuneâ€, this paper posits that, the continent should create more institutions to dissuade defeatist mentalities. This paper is qualitative dominant, with reliance on treaties and laws. This research argues that notwithstanding her past, Africa has her “freewill†towards prosperity. Incidentally, this “freewill†is often presented in her arrays of laws in two dimensions: Pan Africanism and Renaissance. These two are principles that are especially reflected in the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights 1981, the AU Constitutive Act 2002 and other Continental Development structures. The conclusion is that, affected nations need to partner through history, then progress with purposive activities that uplift citizens’ socio-economic wellbeing. This is even more pertinent considering the impact of Covid-19 on world’s economic managements.