The Challenge For Africa
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The Challenge For Africa
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Author : Wangari Maathai
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2009-04-07
The Challenge For Africa written by Wangari Maathai and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-07 with Political Science categories.
In this groundbreaking work, the Nobel Peace Prize-winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement offers a new perspective on the troubles facing Africa today. Too often these challenges are portrayed by the media in extreme terms connoting poverty, dependence, and desperation. Wangari Maathai, the author of Unbowed, sees things differently, and here she argues for a moral revolution among Africans themselves. Illuminating the complex and dynamic nature of the continent, Maathai offers “hardheaded hope” and “realistic options” for change and improvement. She deftly describes what Africans can and need to do for themselves, stressing all the while responsibility and accountability. Impassioned and empathetic, The Challenge for Africa is a book of immense importance.
The Challenge For Africa
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Author : Wangari Maathai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-01-01
The Challenge For Africa written by Wangari Maathai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Africa categories.
*Maathai argues that Africans need to revive their sense of identity, their cultural inheritance, and a shared sense of common purpose to face the challenges posed by endemic corruption, the legacies of colonialism and the Cold and civil wars, poverty, and - most urgently - climate change. *Endless images of nameless starving children aimed at guilt-tripping westerners have been internalised, leading to a demoralised, passive inertia among millions of citizens. Elections may have spread but the true fabric of democracy is often still tragically absent. Only once the continent has rediscovered its own cultural inheritance can it take active responsibility for its own future. *Ultimately what Africa needs is arevolution in leadership, but this cannot be ushered in by western governments, well-meaning NGOs, or even Bono and Sharon Stone - it must happenwithin African civil society itself. *As inUnbowed, Maathai's voice is decisive, authoritative, and unsentimental.
The Challenge Of Africa
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Author : K. A. Busia
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-05-08
The Challenge Of Africa written by K. A. Busia and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-08 with Social Science categories.
In the mid-twentieth century, the challenges raised by Africa’s emergence into the modern world touched on every aspect of national and international life. One of the most significant was raised by Africa’s quest for her own culture, encompassing not only the heritage of her distant and mysterious past, but also the most recent developments in her history. In The Challenge of Africa, originally published in 1962, reissued here with a new introduction, the foremost African sociologist of the time offers a constructive, humanitarian, and genuinely democratic approach to the problems Africa faced in this search. Professor Busia discusses the political, educational, and economic challenges inherent in the very nature of modern African nationalism. But, he argues, the basic challenge is moral: to maintain and adapt the social and spiritual heritage that Africa has preserved throughout her history. It is in the light of this challenge that he analyses the moral problems posed by Africa’s entry into the modern international community: the demand for the resolution of the race-relations problem, the insistence that the injustice of colonial systems be erased, the challenge to provide right and just governments for the peoples of Africa, the claim to cultural freedom. In the international context, African nationalism not only represents moral indignation against injustice and wrong; it is also a claim for equality. All nations must share in building a peaceful world community, and this requires the cooperation of all races. Lastly, Professor Busia contends, if East and West joined together to serve the needs of Africa, they might, in cooperation, rediscover their own brotherhood and so save humanity.
Reframing The Urban Challenge In Africa
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Author : Ntombini Marrengane
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-03
Reframing The Urban Challenge In Africa written by Ntombini Marrengane and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-03 with Fiction categories.
This book explores the changing dynamics and challenges behind the rapid expanse of Africa’s urban population. Africa’s urban age is underway. With the world’s fastest growing urban population, the continent is rapidly transforming from one that is largely rural, to one that is largely urban. Often facing limited budgets, those tasked with managing African cities require empirical evidence on the nature of demands for infrastructure, escalating environmental hazards, and ever-expanding informal settlements. Drawing on the work of the African Urban Research Initiative, this book brings together contributions from local researchers investigating key themes and challenges within their own contexts. An important example of urban knowledge co-production, the book demonstrates the regional diversity that can be seen as the main feature of African urbanism, with even well-accepted concepts such as informality manifesting in markedly different ways from place to place. Providing an important nuanced perspective on the heterogeneity of African cities and the challenges they face, this book will be an important resource for researchers across development studies, African studies, and urban studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003008385, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
The Challenge Of African Potentials
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Author : Ofosu-Kusi, Yaw
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2020-02-22
The Challenge Of African Potentials written by Ofosu-Kusi, Yaw and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-22 with Social Science categories.
This collection of articles is based on presentations and discussions at the 2018 African Potentials Forum, held in Accra, Ghana. This forum was a part of the African Potentials Project, which aims to clarify the latent problem-solving abilities, ways of thinking, and institutions that have been created, accumulated, unified, and deployed in the everyday experiences of Africans. The notion of Africa’s latent power/potential is not related to romanticisation of the traditional knowledge of African society and its institutions as fixed, essentialised ‘magic wands’. This notion also raises objections against political dogmas that seek to smoke out and eliminate thought and values originating in Western modernity. The keyword of the Accra Forum was futurity. Africa’s future is laden with possibilities, latent power, and potential. It is bright and hopeful but, simultaneously, bleak and thought-provoking. For nascent democracies and economically challenged communities, the value of this potential lies not in its static qualities but in how these qualities can be harnessed and translated into beneficial practical outcomes. As a concept, ‘potential’ connotes a time to come; a futurity that is full of known and unknown possibilities, challenges, and opportunities.
Energy In Africa
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Author : Manfred Hafner
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-08-06
Energy In Africa written by Manfred Hafner and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-06 with Business & Economics categories.
This open access book presents a picture of the current energy challenges on the African continent (and the Sub-Saharan region in particular) and proposes pathways to an accelerated energy transition. Starting with an analysis of the status quo and the outlook for Africa’s energy demand and energy access, it provides an account of the available resources, including hydrocarbons and renewable energy resources, which are playing an increasingly crucial role. It then moves on to analyze the level of investment required to scale-up Africa’s energy systems, shedding light on the key barriers and elaborating on potential solutions. It also provides a suggestion for improving the effectiveness of EU–Africa cooperation. While mainly intended for policymakers and academics, this book also speaks to a broader audience interested in gaining an overview of the challenges and opportunities of the African energy sector today and in the future.
The Challenge Of Africa
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Author : Elspeth Josceline Grant Huxley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
The Challenge Of Africa written by Elspeth Josceline Grant Huxley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.
Self Determination And National Unity
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Author : Francis Mading Deng
language : en
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Release Date : 2010
Self Determination And National Unity written by Francis Mading Deng and has been published by Africa Research and Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Africa categories.
Most African countries suffer from crises of national identity that are rooted in the formation of pluralistic states, characterised by gross inequities among the component groups. This situation has its roots in colonialism, but instead of seeking remedies and addressing these disparities, many post-independent African governments adopted wholesale the constitutional models of their colonisers. United Nations Advisor Francis M. Deng addresses the challenge faced by these countries and attempts to tackle the difficulties inherent in managing such diversity.
Urbanization And Socio Economic Development In Africa
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Author : Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-16
Urbanization And Socio Economic Development In Africa written by Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-16 with Social Science categories.
The main goal of this book is to put urbanization and its challenges squarely on Africa’s development agenda. Planned urbanization can improve living conditions for the majority, help in the expansion of the middle class, and create conditions for economic transformation. However, many African cities have developed haphazardly, resulting in the decline of public services, in slum proliferation, and increases in poverty. African cities thrive on activities characterized by easy entry and low productivity, generally referred to as the "informal sector". Indeed, today some urban dwellers are poorer than their cousins in the countryside. In spite of reform attempts, many governments have not been able to create an enabling environment, with adequate infrastructure and institutions to sustain markets for easy exchange and production. This study argues that with careful policies and planning, the situation can be changed. If the recent natural resource-led economic boom that we have seen in many African countries is used for structural reforms and urban renewal, African cities could become centers of economic opportunity. The challenge for African policymakers is to ensure that urban development is orderly and that the process is inclusive and emphasizes the protection of the environment, hence green growth.
The Land Question In South Africa
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Author : Lungisile Ntsebeza
language : en
Publisher: HSRC Press
Release Date : 2007
The Land Question In South Africa written by Lungisile Ntsebeza and has been published by HSRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
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