Herder is known to have disliked systems that impose universal laws on humans, also for
his defense of nationalism and his concern for the cultural ethos of nations. Above all, he
is known to believe that the development of any nation is within. However, Hegel avers
that freedom that leads to development is recognized and practiced in modem Europe;
therefore, the world’s other primitive people can acquire freedom only if Europeans
impose their civilization upon them. Through this imposition denies freedom to colonized
peoples, this denial is justifiable for Hegel because it is the sole condition on which these
peoples can gain freedom and development in the longer term. The essence of this article
is to explore the implications of Herder and Hegel's Philosophy of History with respect to
the development of Africa. This paper flaws Hegel's assumptions using proven facts from
colonialism as well as western imposing globalism in which African countries are faced
with. This paper also praised Herder's attempt for understanding the uniqueness of every
culture which in turn could lead to their development. With the philosophical tools of
exposition, critical analysis and prescription this work is been carried out