How Africans Underveloped Africa

In this bold and unflinching work, Dr. Glory Ukwenga turns the lens inward, challenging readers to confront the internal choices, failures, and missed opportunities that have shaped Africa’s development trajectory since independence. Moving beyond the familiar narrative of colonial exploitation, she examines leadership failures, corruption, tribalism, weak institutions, and the squandering of human and natural capital by Africans themselves. Drawing on her background in political science, conflict studies, and years of youth leadership development across the continent, Dr. Ukwenga makes the case that genuine transformation begins not with blaming the past, but with taking full ownership of the future — a call to accountability for leaders and citizens alike.