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Neo-liberalism and human security have gained prominence in discourses on Africa’s political economy in contemporary times. As an ideology or creed neo-liberalism has become synonymous with post-Cold War economic management in several countries. It has come to be seen as the best mode for assuring efficient management of state resources and ipso facto national productive capacities. By further implication, the neo-liberal ideology has not only become the centrepiece of modern economic management practices but is also conceptualised as the best mode for the delivery of an elusive human security, especially in the developing world. On the other hand, as a concept, human security in Africa has lately assumed critical importance on the basis of the unmitigated slide of Africa into a state of anomie, hopelessness, and helplessness in developmental terms. Human security, conceptualised as the security people should have in their daily lives, not only from the threat of war but also from the threat of disease, hunger, unemployment, crime, social conflict, political repression and environmental hazards, conforms to the Pan-Africanist ideal in its current usage. This is because the Pan-Africanist ideal is encapsulated in the fulfillment of the developmental aspirations of Africans, both on the continent and in the diaspora. However, the state of African economies is a far cry from the ideal envisaged by Pan-Africanists. This paper intends to interrogate the tenuous relations between the neo-liberal creed and human security in Africa and Pan-Africanist

Neo-liberalism, Human Security, and Pan-Africanist Ideals: Synergies and Contradictions