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The late 17th century saw Africa being incorporated into the mainstream of the world capitalist system. It has been argued that Africa's state of development as at this point in time was not at parity with the rest of the world. The study adopts a descriptive approach and seeks to mirror on the processes that have been used to incorporate Africa into the capitalist system which of course has further led to her under-development and its attendant consequences. The study reveals that processes of imperialism which had existed before independence still continue to persist and are being perpetrated by the western powers through acts of Neo-colonialism and Dependency which does not allow for meaningful development in the Third-world Countries. It is seen that although African Countries make efforts towards development through various strategies, these attempts meet with failure because of external influence and insincerity on the part of leaders. The paper therefore recommends Africa must extricate itself from western economic grip by shunning their economic policies while adopting policies that are amenable to the African culture and environment.