INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACADEMIA

In every society, traditional or modern, Religious, social and economic factors remain common denominator for development. While Religion safeguards the spiritual and moral aspects of man, he is a product of the society. Therefore, his well-being, depends on the cordial atmosphere which may exist in order for him to meet his needs for development. As it were, the world is now a global village. With advances in science and technology, no part of the world is so isolated from the developmental trend worldwide. This notwithstanding, the developed countries continually kept the developing countries in a state of perpetual under -development. This paper focuses on the imperatives of religious, and socio-economic independence of Africa as a permease for sustainable development in the post covid-19 era. The paper identifies religious, social and economic factors as denominators that drive development in any society. It holds that religious and socio-economic independence of Africa from the entanglements of the western world, will accelerate development in Africa. The study adopts the dependency theory of development as the lens for the study. The aim and objectives of the study is to identify and explain the role of religion, and socio-economic factors as indices for development of Africa. The research combines both the historical and phenomenological approaches in the discussion. It observes that Africa’s underdevelopment is largely because of its overdependence on foreign sources. It concludes that Africa should look inward and explore the natural resources and human potentials to drive its development.

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