This paper attempts to provide answers to the following questions: What are the causes of political changes in Africa in the 21st century? Are these changes people-led? What are the challenges militating against people-led political changes in Africa? The paper takes a look at the nature of the post-colonial states of Africa since the Cold War with the view to unearthing the emerging nature of power shifts in Africa. It analyses the causes, nature, and consequences of political change(s) especially since the end of the Cold War.