Beginning with Nelson Mandela's release from prison in 1990, the author first poses various questions about the ANC arising out of this event. He then goes back to its formation in 1912 and provides an interpretive narrative history of the movement up until its electoral victory in 1994: including its early passive resistance to white power, the issue of its central policy document - the Freedo…
The State of Africa: A history of Fifty years of independence Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of decolonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. Constant war, improper use of n…
Oliver's well-researched biography of Mansa Musa reads like an exotic tale of gold, glory, and adventure. During his long reign as Mali's emperor, Mansa Musa led his empire into its Golden Age, presided over a spectacular, 60,000 person, 9,000 mile pilgrimage, founded a university in Timbuktu, and helped revolutionize architecture across the Sudan. Oliver does not allow Musa's story to get bogg…
The history of African Americans is a long and tragic chronicle of events. The people who dared to stand up and speak out against the systemic cruelty and oppression were often brutally killed for their efforts. This has created a rich tapestry of defiant and courageous leaders and followers who have gradually pressed for the evolution of thought within the United States of America. The Hait…
The contents of this book: - South African Foreign Policy (1945-1999) - South Africa's Foreign Policy: From Internationalisation to Globalisation - The Foreign Economic Policy of South Africa
Contents: Gemeral Introduction Introductory Essay: Integration in the ECOWAS : Some basic issues Part I- ECOWAS Member state : Basic Information Part II - ECOWAS : History and General Information Part III - ECOWAS Projects Part IV - List of decisions by the Authority of heads of state and government, 1978-1984.
The African economic outlook is a joint project between the African development bank and the OECD development centre. The project, initially funded by the European commission, combines the expertise accumulated by the OECD, which produces the OECD economic outlook twice a year, and the knowledge of the African development Bank on African economies. The objective is to review annually the recent…
In that monograph, the focus was on China's advance in Africa, while Africa's development was a sub-theme. This monograph reverses this emphasis, with the primary focus being Africa, specifically its oil and natural gas exploration and production, while China is a sub-theme, specifically the investment of its national oil companies (NOCs) in Africa and the implications of African energy develop…
International criminal networks mainly from Latin America and Africa -- some with links to terrorism -- are turning West Africa into a key global hub for the distribution, wholesaling, and production of illicit drugs. These groups represent an existential threat to democratic governance of already fragile states in the sub-region because they are using narco-corruption to stage coups d'état, h…
Between 2000 and 2010, six of the ten fastest-growing economies worldwide were African. In this favorable environment, how do we make sure jobs and poverty reduction follow? Now is the time for African countries to consider how economic growth and political liberalization should reinforce each other. Africa has experienced two liberations: the first from colonial and racist regimes and the seco…