The African continent is a hotbed of macroeconomic policy experiments and changes.These shifts are not occurring by default but are linked to the continent’s experiences with colonialism, coloniality, and imperialism. The legacies have shaped its interaction with the West and other countries in the Global South. These encounters are occurring at the same time as the consolidation of global restructuring of economies to fit into the market narratives. If Africa has become the recipient of macroeconomic advisories and loan-based conditionalities, and a site for the implementation of neoliberal policies, it is because the past structures are yet to be disrupted and reconstructed.
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