Philosophical Evaluation of Franz Fanon Race and Colonial Imperialism within the Prism of Current World Politics : The Dilemma and Critical Issues

The apparent crisis of race and colonial imperialism within world politics and human right issues redefine the philosophical undertone that form the basis behind this paper, hence the paper using the lens of Fanon raises the question for whom the international system works; how politically the opportunities are, why the massive concentration of wealth, power and advantage within some few people. The study treads his philosophical reflections by illustrating and examining his thought on Pan-Africanism, Africana phenomenology and decolonization. Fanon refined, reemphasized, enriched, updated and strengthened this fundamental element. The paper is analytical and adopted the use of secondary method of data collection. Study reveal that seventy five years after the founding of the United Nations, human rights and inequalities looks like an insular world unto itself. The prevalence of inequality in global politics has manifested itself and being sustained through the contradictions emanating from capitalist development. It has perpetuated class antagonism which breeds dissatisfaction amongst the global south in a bid to seek equality and justice in the distribution of power and economic resources. The paper submits that Global south is bogged down by some institutional bureaucratic, technical, economic, psychological, structural; and legal problems. It is not participatory in nature and tends to alienate her key state holders. A way out of this is to create mechanism to open up more equitable access to power and economic opportunities which could lead to full capacity utilization of peoples potential