Impacts of colonialism on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola

Colonialism is a major phenomenon in international relations which has left its mark on the African continent. The Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola are sub-Saharan African states which in many areas of life struggle with their colonial inheritance. In spite of the massive natural resources of which they avail, they are among the countries with the highest number of inhabitants below the poverty line. They battle with political instability, enormous corruption in the public sector, a poor security situation, and numerous other issues. All these variables adversely affect the development of these countries. The present bachelor's thesis is devoted to the impact which colonialism has had on the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Angola. The main objective of the submitted work is to describe and analyze the impact of colonialism on the social, cultural, economic and political development of Congo and Angola. This overarching objective is being achieved by delivering individual milestones as set out in the introduction to the thesis. By design, the individual sections of the Bachelor's thesis are organized such that the theoretical part builds up to the analytical part. The reader should take away from the text a comprehensive understanding of the impact which the European engagement had on selected countries.