Africa S Many Divides And Africa S Future

Author : Vincent Dodoo,Charles Quist-Adade,Wendy Royal
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443884037

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Africa's Many Divides and Africa's Future by Vincent Dodoo,Charles Quist-Adade,Wendy Royal Pdf

“If in the past the Sahara divided us, now it unites us,” Kwame Nkrumah declared more than half a century ago. Keenly aware of Africa’s many artificial divides, Nkrumah was determined to lead a revolution that would bridge them. One way to achieve this goal, Nkrumah proposed, was a continental pan-African government, which would provide the African people with the opportunity to pool and marshal their enormous real and potential economic, human and natural resources for the optimal development of their continent. A continental union government, Nkrumah was convinced, would ensure that Africa ended the divisions created by the trilogy of the enslavement, colonization and neo-colonization of Africans. Nkrumah was concerned by other divisions as well, specifically those created by time, history, nature, and, above all, Africans themselves, such as ethnic, racial and religious discrimination, classism, sexism, and ageism, as well as atavistic and backward traditional practices, including “tribalism” and patriarchy. Africa’s Many Divides and Africa’s Future: Pursuing Nkrumah’s Vision of Pan-Africanism in an Era of Globalization is a collection of papers presented at the first and second Kwame Nkrumah International Conferences. This volume contextualizes Nkrumah’s pan-Africanist agenda within the neo-liberal global project and against the backdrop of the current global economic and political ferment.

Author : Sabella O. Abidde,Tokunbo A. Ayoola
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781793612335

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China in Africa by Sabella O. Abidde,Tokunbo A. Ayoola Pdf

This book examines Sino-African relations and their impact on Africa. It argues that Africa’s relationship with China has had a profound impact on key sectors in Africa—economic and political development, the media, infrastructural development, foreign direct investments, loans, debt peonage, and international relations. The authors also analyze the imperialist and neo-colonialist implications of this relationship and discuss the degree to which the relationship is beneficial to Africa.

Author : Hiroyuki Hino,Arnim Langer,John Lonsdale,Frances Stewart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108476607

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From Divided Pasts to Cohesive Futures by Hiroyuki Hino,Arnim Langer,John Lonsdale,Frances Stewart Pdf

Offers an insightful yet readable study of the paths - and challenges - to social cohesion in Africa, by experienced historians, economists and political scientists.

Author : Lara Hierro
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030413026

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Dividing Africa with Policy by Lara Hierro Pdf

This book addresses timely concerns of rising African nationalism and the 2nd decolonisation in Africa. The wholesale rejection of all things considered ‘Western’ is seen to be a result of ‘integrationalism’, defined as the specific kind of methodology by which EU foreign policy engagement may be interpreted. Using complexity theory and panarchy, a specific arrangement of interacting complex adaptive systems together with a ‘resilience assessment’, the EU’s foreign policy is shown to be undermining the aims of the premier African institution, the AU, created to provide unity and security on the continent: the EU pursues these objectives in its own image rather than honouring African values. This book raises awareness of these issues, as well as to widen the application of the theoretical framework in international relations and politics, which is becoming increasingly important in a complex world. The aim of this book is to show that the negative isolationism pursued in order to counteract western influence is not the answer and can be avoided through this awareness.

Author : Bruce B. Janz
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350292208

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African Philosophy and Enactivist Cognition by Bruce B. Janz Pdf

Using classic texts in African philosophy, Bruce B. Janz applies the strand of cognitive science known as enactivism to realise new connections and intersections between both fields. The idea that cognition is embodied and embedded in a social world neatly maps onto specifically African epistemologies to outline a new direction of study on what philosophy is. By working through a rich range of texts and thinkers, Janz provides a fruitful new interpretation of African philosophy and provides close readings of seminal and sidelined thinkers to provide an invaluable resource for students and scholars. Janz's study takes in the creative humanism of Sylvia Wynter, Placide Tempels's Bantu Philosophy, Mbiti's theory of time, Oruka's last work on sage philosophy, Mogobe Ramose's own version of Ubuntu, Sophie Oluwole's active literature of philosophy, Achille Mbembe's excoriating attack on the effects of colonialism on life in Africa, and Suzanne Césaire writings on négritude. This book reorients African philosophy towards an active and creative future informed by enactivist thinking.

Author : Africa Policy Advisory Panel,Walter H. Kansteiner
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0892064463

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Rising U.S. Stakes in Africa by Africa Policy Advisory Panel,Walter H. Kansteiner Pdf

Author : George B. N. Ayittey
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1403963592

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Africa Unchained by George B. N. Ayittey Pdf

Arguing that a lack of economic freedom is preventing Africans from being able to prosper in the twenty-first century, an analysis of the consequences of war and the oppressive practices of today's indigenous leaders proposes a program of development that will enable the continent to modernize and benefit from free trade and free market traditions. By the author of Africa Betrayed. 10,000 first printing.

Author : Jakkie Cilliers
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781868427987

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Fate of the Nation by Jakkie Cilliers Pdf

WHAT DOES OUR FUTURE HOLD? In these uncertain times, this is the question on many South Africans' lips. Will we become more prosperous and less divided as a nation or remain hugely unequal and generally poor? Will the ANC split or eventually be forced into an alliance with the EFF after 2019? Could the DA rule the country after the 2024 elections? In Fate of the Nation Jakkie Cilliers develops three scenarios for our immediate future and beyond: Bafana Bafana, Nation Divided and Mandela Magic. Cilliers says the ANC is currently paralysed by the power struggle between what he calls the Traditionalists and the Reformers. It is this power struggle that has led to the inept leadership, policy confusion and poor service delivery that has plagued the country in recent years. Key to which scenario could become our reality is who will be elected to the ANC's top leadership at the party's national conference in December 2017. Whichever group wins there will determine what our future looks like. This is a book for all concerned South Africans.

Author : Ransford A. Acheampong,Karen Lucas,Michael Poku-Boansi,Chinebuli Uzondu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031173271

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Transport and Mobility Futures in Urban Africa by Ransford A. Acheampong,Karen Lucas,Michael Poku-Boansi,Chinebuli Uzondu Pdf

This book provides a collection of insightful conceptual and empirical works that situate transport and mobility challenges in the unique context of individual countries and cities while highlighting commonalities across the African continent. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, the book covers important themes in transport and mobility including the links between urbanization, urban structure, and accessibility; transport equity and poverty, non-motorized transport, public transport, and the challenges and opportunities of new and emerging transport technologies, and ICT-mediated mobility solutions. Each chapter engages with the normative imperatives that are critical to improving the transport and mobility situations of African urban areas now and in the future.

Author : Annette Froehlich
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030329303

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Space Fostering African Societies by Annette Froehlich Pdf

This book provides detailed insights into how space and its applications are, and can be, used to support the development of the full range and diversity of African societies, as encapsulated in the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Like previous books in the "Southern Space Studies" series, it focuses on the role of space in supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Africa, but it covers an even more extensive array of relevant and timely topics addressing all facets of African development. It demonstrates that, while great achievements have been made in recent years in terms of economic and social development, which has lifted many of Africa’s people out of poverty, there is still much that needs to be done to fulfill the basic needs of Africa's citizens and afford them the dignity they deserve: to this end space is already being employed in diverse fields of human endeavor to serve Africa’s goals for its future, but there is much room for further incorporation of space systems and data. Providing a comprehensive overview of the role space is playing in achieving Africa’s developmental aspirations, the book is of great interest to both students and professionals in fields such as space studies, international relations, governance, social and rural development, and many others.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : United States
ISBN : MSU:31293008122388

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The Department of State Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

The official monthly record of United States foreign policy.

Author : Mr.Emre Alper,Michal Miktus
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781513521855

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Bridging the Mobile Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa: Costing under Demographic Change and Urbanization by Mr.Emre Alper,Michal Miktus Pdf

Digital connectivity, including through the modern cellular network technologies, is expected to play a key role for the Future of Work in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We estimate the cost of introducing a full-scale 4G network by 2025 in SSA and an operable 5G network by 2040. We adapt the costing model of Lombardo (2019) by accounting for the significant demographic transformation and rapid urbanization in SSA. We use the WorldPop and GADM databases and the UN’s medium-variant population projections to project the population densities at the highest level of administrative division for each SSA country in 2025 and 2040. For full 4G connectivity, the required capital and operational costs stands approximately at US$14 billion by 2025 and for 5G connectivity, costs amount to US$57 billion in 2040, conditional on having the 4G in place by 2025. These costs roughly translate to 8.4 percent of annual subscriber income, on a median basis, by 2025 for 4G and 4.9 percent of subscriber income by 2040 for 5G. Having the infrastructure in place is not sufficient to bridge the mobile Digital Divide. In addition, policies are needed to address affordability and knowledge gaps.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Computers
ISBN : PSU:000045414961

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Bridging the Information Technology Divide in Africa by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa Pdf

Author : Sujit Choudhry
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199535415

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Constitutional Design for Divided Societies by Sujit Choudhry Pdf

How should constitutions respond to the challenges raised by ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural differences? In this volume, leading scholars of constitutional law, comparative politics and political theory address this debate at a conceptual level, as well as through numerous country case-studies.

Author : Glen Hiemstra
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470049358

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Turning the Future Into Revenue by Glen Hiemstra Pdf

DISCOVER THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS In Turning the Future into Revenue, Glen Hiemstra, founder of Futurist.com and noted expert on emerging business opportunities, explores how our changing world will transform private enterprise and public policy. From shifting demographics to global warming to new energy policies, change is coming. Turning the Future into Revenue shows how these new realities can be turned into profitable new ventures. Some of the topics Hiemstra discusses include: Five long-term trends you should be prepared for Global warming and the urgent need for green business Profiting from technology and energy trends Predicting the future of your business or career Hedging your bets on future business Ten key practices of the future-oriented enterprise Future planning exercises, tools, and activities Tactics for forecasting the future Shaping your career for future success