Author: Remofiloe LobakengPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
African Solutions to African Problems: a Viable Solution Towards a United, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa?.
Author: Remofiloe LobakengRegenerating Africa
Author: Muchie, MammoPublisher: Africa Institute of South Africa
ISBN: 0798305002
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
It has been long overdue to address the principal problems that Africa continues to have. How to bring real African solutions to these problems remains unresolved. Palaeontologists have discovered that Africa is the origin of humanity. Africa has also experienced the commodification of its humanity through slavery, colonialism and apartheid. The African continent has been influenced by a melange of races, cultures, religions, ethnic nationalities making the project of how the differences can be managed to forestall conflict and promote the unity of the current 54 states to turn the cacophony of noises into a single voice that can protect Africa a di? cult challenge. This book on Regenerating Africa: Bringing African Solutions to African Problems addresses why Africans must come together and try to address their own problems. They must look back to the spiritual, struggle and knowledge heritage to re-imagine and innovate a new Africa with leadership, governance, systems and institutions that can address the security and well-being, the employment, social inclusion, poverty eradication and the equality of the people. In fact the key problem to find a solution is how to Africanise those that originated from Africa and those that became settlers with different racial, cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic variations. How to manage inter-African relations? How the settlers from the colonial legacy, the apartheid legacy, the Arabs in Africa and the varied tribes within Africans can all share being Africanised above all else is a real challenge to bring lasting solutions to Africa's enduring problems. This book is one of the few books that addresses the real problems Africa continues to face by suggesting solutions which policy makers and all Africans must learn and never ignore but use to advance a free, united, renascent, proud and dignified independent Africa in this unpredictable time the world is going through. The contributors address in the book how African solutions to African problems in the current global context to create a sustainable African future can be thought, designed and engineered to advance the well-being of people and nature for all. The African Unity for Renaissance series of conferences that over 10 partners contributed to run is the true source for generating the quality papers that have been peer reviewed to constitute the contributions in the book to make African solutions to African problems in reality and not just in talk.
African Solutions for African Problems?
Author: Kim WallisNeo-Africanism
Author: Papa YalaePublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 142517678X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Neo-Africanism: The New Ideology for a New Africa is a vision of an African renaissance grounded in traditional African philosophies of social harmony and mutual interdependence. The author calls for Africans to deconstruct the multiplicity of divisive and antagonistic political ideologies that have dominated Africa since the demise of colonialism and replace them with one harmonious and co-operative political ideology—Neo-Africanism—a unified ideology grounded in the social harmony and interdependence that characterized traditional African life. He shows how this ideology can be applied successfully to the politics, economics, education, and health care of Africa and how it can help create a New Africa—a reawakened, peaceful, and prosperous Africa highly regarded by all the nations of the world. The book is aimed at students of African studies, political science, philosophy, macroeconomics, and international relations, as well as the general population of Africans and the African political elite. Both undergraduate and graduate students will find the book helpful because of the comprehensive analysis and solutions to problems in the important areas of a nation. Unlike existing books, Neo-Africanism provides philosophical guidance that will empower the people of Africa to solve Africa’s problems and to acquire the capability to create sustainable peace and prosperity.
Imagine Living the African Dream!
Author: Kanyile Ka-ngwenyaPublisher:
ISBN: 9781542863773
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
As an African, I find myself continually asking perplexing questions. What is the African Dream? Why is Africa still lagging behind? What is an African? And can we continue to play the blame game? I believe it is time, and past time, to look into the mirror and closely examine our present condition-while comparing it to our past circumstances and our future prospects. Colonialism and imperialism have dealt damaging blows to the continent, but I believe we must transcend this often brutal legacy and take responsibility for shaping our future. And the problems we face are ours to resolve: tribal conflict, genocide, xenophobia, illiteracy, poverty, disease, uprisings, and leadership issues. This book seeks to promote a greater understanding of these problems-their sources and their potential solutions. In Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu's words, "If we go within, we will not go without." The passing of struggle icon Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela means the torch is being passed to us - the next generation. However we are confronted with a magnitude of issues that we inherit from our forefathers, issues that we need to address and redress to the best of our ability with the amount of time and the big and little resources at our disposal. Like peoples everywhere, our future lies in the hands of our children-and the ways in which they are able and willing to exploit their talents and achieve their goals. In this twenty-first century, I passionately believe that we Africans must look deep within-and then begin building the foundation that will allow the next generation of young people to pursue their African dreams. But what is the nature of that dream? What is the ultimate African dream? It may take several forms, but I believe at the core it is closely related to Nelson Mandela's dream, 'An Africa which is at peace with itself". More specifically, I envision: * An Africa that provides access to education * An Africa that erases poverty * An Africa that offers health care * An Africa that respects human rights * An Africa that governs justly and effectively * An Africa that knows no borders * An Africa that shares its wealth When these goals (and others) are achieved, when crushing social and political problems begin to recede, Africa will begin to find a unified vision-and to establish a continent in which all Africans are fully free to pursue their dreams and realize their potentials. This book is dedicated to exploring that dream and defining the paths that will lead Africa to a noble, prosperous, and peaceful future. Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime. ~W.E.B. Du Bois, American scholar and civil rights pioneer~
Advocates for Change
Author: Moeletsi MbekiPublisher: Pan Macmillan South africa
ISBN: 1770101470
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
In his insightful bestseller, Architects of Poverty, Moeletsi Mbeki examined why Africans comprise the majority of the world’s bottom billion, illustrating how Africa’s political elite are to blame. Not content with articulating only the problems, in Advocates for Change Mbeki brings together experts from across the continent who believe there are solutions to the challenges that Africa faces. In these pages you will hear from L. Amédée Darga on Mauritius; David Everatt on class formation and inequality; Mike Herrington on entrepreneurship; Jonathan D. Jansen on education; Paul Jourdan on mineral resources; Gilbert M. Khadiagala on elections; Thandika Mkandawire on re-industrialisation; Seeraj Mohamed on the economy; Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya on regional integration; Mandivamba Rukuni on traditional agriculture; and Francois Venter and Helen Rees on health. This accessible, highly informative collection covers diverse fields to reveal in thought-provoking chapters how Africa can once more be set on the road to development.
State, Sovereignty and Responsibility
Author: New African Solutions to African Problems
Author: Emmett MurphyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pan-Africanism
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Solving Africa's problem
Author: Stephen Ekokobe AwungPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3749412901
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Africa's biggest problems are greed (corruption), dictatorship, and Western dependency. Until African leaders start making decisions that are good for the country instead of self-interest, until Africans are able to vote and fire their politicians, until Africans start focusing their training on entrepreneurship instead of being employees, we will remain stuck in the past. Look at the fastest growing economies in Africa today are those countries that have some limited corruption, some democracy, and increasing entrepreneurship. The more we depend on the West, the more control they have over us. It is not in their interest for Africans to be prosperous because they need us to be dependent on them. They can always point to us and say to their people "you need to be grateful you are not from those countries..."
Africa at Crossroads
Author: Taurai T. MandhlaziPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description