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May 1, 2026Journal of Central and Eastern European African StudiesOpen Access

Post-Independence African Citizenship:

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DTDawit Mezgebe Tsegaye

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Desk-based study examines the status of citizenship in post-independence Africa, highlighting challenges and recommendations.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the status and practice of citizenship in post-independence Africa through classical citizenship theories.
  • Desk-based approach utilizing critical-analytical method
  • Qualitative data collected from secondary sources
  • Data analysis conducted using qualitative data analysis techniques.
  • Post-independence citizenship emerged in the early 1960s alongside new state formations.
  • Challenges in theorizing citizenship due to neopatrimonialism and injustice by ruling classes.
  • Recommended citizenship frameworks should integrate both rights-based and ethnic identities.

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Dawit Mezgebe Tsegaye (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f44223967e944ac5565dc5https://doi.org/10.12700/jceeas.2026.6.1.471
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