Consequences of Necro Politics on Post-Colonial Africa: The Management of Foreign Influence

Abstract

This paper tells of oppressive dispositions of slaves in Africa during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade by using the concept of Necro politics as the basis to analyse the photograph by Tibi Puiu, derived from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division. Through the use of Mbembe (2019)'s concept of Necro politics, we examine the sovereignty of colonial masters to expand the definition of concept to include not only individuals experiencing death, but also experiencing social and political death. Again, we examine recent events and involvements of foreign governments involvement in modern day Africa. Through this we derive the concept of Slow Life with instances of serious incidences of foreign involvements impact on political administrations and the general social mannerisms of people in Africa.

The paper answers the question, ‘How can colonies be free from modern - day legacies of slavery and colonialism?'.

However, we adopt a qualitative methodology to source data through artistic writings of scholars from books and articles. We further use Goffman 1981's methodology on Frame Analysis to explain Necro politics through the photograph by Tibi Puiu which entails a non-conforming slave woman being dehumanized on the deck of a slave ship en route to America to serve labour purposes.

Finally, we recommend solutions to manage the influence of foreign involvements in Post-Colonial Africa as a result of colonialism.