Nationalism, and the Problem of Nation Building in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Abstract

Colonial legacies such as conflicts emanating from civil and ethnic strife, bad governance, authoritarian rule, as well as corruption which is omnipresent in various aspects of human endeavours, have been seen as the features of Belgian ex-colonies in Africa. As one of the ex-colonies, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been experiencing turbulent times courtesy of these legacies. Various violent activities captured during the country’s struggle for independence, as well as the post-independence problems divulged in this paper evidenced the above assertion. Thus, this paper focuses on nationalism, and the problems of nation building in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These problems are explicated in the paper as the impediments to this African republic in her nation building attainment. Additionally, possible remedial measures which could assist the republic to attain nation building were provided in the paper.

Keywords: Nationalism, Nation Building, Conflict, Corruption.