This book presents a comprehensive biographical account of Kwame Nkrumah, tracing his life from early childhood to his final years. Bankole Timothy offers detailed insights into Nkrumah’s upbringing, education, political awakening, and rise to prominence as the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana. The narrative explores Nkrumah’s ideological formation, his leadership in the independ…
The Making of a Periphery traces the economic, social, and cultural history of southern Tanzania, particularly the Makonde people, from the colonial era to the post-independence period. It demonstrates how the southern region was shaped as a "periphery" within the national economic structure by colonial policies, post-independence state-building, and modern market interactions. Through multidis…
This book provides an insightful account of the political rise of Kwame Nkrumah, one of Africa’s most influential independence leaders and the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana. Bankole Timothy traces Nkrumah’s early activism, his leadership in the anti-colonial movement, and his emergence as a central figure in postcolonial African politics. Through personal observations and hist…
Crusade for Liberation is a collection of speeches, political statements, and writings by Julius K. Nyerere delivered during the Southern African liberation struggle. Nyerere affirms Tanzania's moral and political position in support of anti-colonial movements and opposition to apartheid. Through his ideas, Nyerere discusses the importance of African solidarity, social justice, national soverei…
Government and Politics in Kenya: A Nation-Building Text is a comprehensive work on the process of political development and state formation in Kenya in the post-colonial era. Edited by C. J. Gertzel, Maure Goldschmidt, and Don Rothchild, this book contains a multidisciplinary study of government structures, political dynamics, the relationship between elites and the masses, and the challenges …
In this memoir, Major-General H. T. Alexander recounts his two years serving as Chief of Staff to President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana during a pivotal period in the country’s early independence. The book provides a first-hand perspective on the political climate, administrative challenges, and ideological tensions of Nkrumah’s government. Alexander offers insight into the dynamics of leadershi…
Freedom and Socialism / Uhuru na Ujamaa is a collection of writings and speeches by Tanzania’s President Julius K. Nyerere, delivered between 1965 and 1967. The work reflects Nyerere’s political thought on Ujamaa, an African form of socialism that emphasizes unity, cooperation, social justice, and human-centered development. Through these essays, Nyerere outlines his views on independence, …
William Edgett Smith's Nyerere of Tanzania is a political and intellectual biography of Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the first president of the Republic of Tanzania and a leading figure in the African independence movement. It depicts Nyerere's life journey from his education through his involvement in the anti-colonial struggle, to his role in shaping the Tanzanian state through his policy of Afr…
Mwalimu: Julius Kambarage Nyerere is a concise biography of Tanzania's first President, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, known as "Mwalimu," or teacher of the nation. Written by William Edgett Smith and translated into Swahili by Paul Sozigwa, the book describes Nyerere's life, his thoughts on African socialism, his struggle to lead Tanzania towards national unity, and his role in establishing the con…
Strategy and Tactics of the Revolution is a collection of the political thoughts of Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first president of Guinea and one of the most important African revolutionaries of the 20th century. In this work, Touré outlines the ideological foundations, strategies, and methods of revolutionary struggle that must be implemented in the process of national liberation and postcolonia…