International Politics and New World Order: Implications for Africa’s Socioeconomic Development

Abstract

As African countries struggle to navigate out of poverty, diseases, and backwardness in 
contemporary times, this paper investigates the concepts of international politics, the new world 
order, and their effects on the socioeconomic life of Africa in her relationship with the developed 
world. Anchored on dependency theory,   the study equally aims at determining the implications of 
international politics and new world order on the socioeconomic development of African continent. 
Using discussions and case study techniques, the study established that Africa’s continued 
dependence on the developed world for its socioeconomic development has worsened its 
backwardness and underdevelopment. The paper adduced the following as factors responsible for 
this ugly situation: imbalanced international politics, non-commitment to the identification of 
internal dynamics for its socioeconomic development, and unwillingness of the developed world to 
assist Africa’s socioeconomic development.  The study concludes by demanding for empirical 
studies to holistically establish specific steps to be taken by African continent to attain collective 
self-reliance without depending on external aids and loans with diminishing human dignity and 
socioeconomic development.