Historical Parallels in America's HBCUs and Malawian Universities

State Building in Africa: Prospects & Challenges

Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Acknowledging Malawi's strategic Cold-War era position, the United States of America offered technical and financial assistance to the nation promising to build hospitals, schools, and government offices to raise the overall quality of life in the country. American policies on education development in Malawi during this period shaped the country in crucial ways. I pay particular attention to the types of schools constructed, and the level of education offered. I examine how America's global hegemony, past legislation at historically black colleges and universities in America, international development policies, and technical assistance shaped Hastings Kamuzu Banda, Malawi's first president, and in-turn, present-day Malawi.