Impact of Unethical Behaviors on Development in Sub-Saharan Africa-Chukwunenye C. Njoku, Goodluck I. Nwaogwugwu, and Aminul Karim

Abstract: This article discusses Sub-Saharan Africa’s challenges of development through the lens of developmental constraints in three chosen Sub-Saharan African countries analyzed to ascertain the level of unethical behaviors in the governance of the state. It analyzes the level of unethical behaviors in the governance of the countries. The study conceptualized to unravel Sub-Saharan Africa’s major sustainable development challenge from human actions or inactions. Elite subversive conduct has affected people’s welfare and sustainable development, as revealed in the study. The article advocates for people of character to manage Africa’s 'resource centers and power' to spur its total growth.

Keywords: unethical behaviors; underdevelopment trajectory; contradictions; impact; sub-Saharan Africa