Author(s)

Didier Kombieni^*

English Department, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin.

The present article aims at exhibiting similarities within the colonial experiences and the federal experiences of America and Africa, despite the disparities with the two processes, then pointing out the stepping of the African countries despite their moving from the Organization of the African Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU). In effect, this change could just be seen as an awkward imitation of the American successful federal process, from the Articles of Confederation to the United States of America, since America had been senior in that process. From then, further research might decide to project what Africans could use as a frame of reference in their American equivalent concerning the search for an integrated society, and an accepted democracy among the separate and equal nations.

Africa, USA, Similarities, Colonial Experience, Federal Experience, OAU, AU, Articles of Confederation

Kombieni, D. (2015) From America to Africa: A Parallel in the Colonial and Federal Experiences. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 18-23. doi: 10.4236/jss.2015.310003.