Vol 5
What If? A Review of Blonde Roots
A Review of Blonde Roots
Bernardine Evaristo (UK: Hamish Hamilton/Penguin 2008)
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E-Governance and Local Governance in Africa
A Review of E-Governance in Africa: From Theory to Action: A Handbook on ICTs for Local Governance Gianluca Misuraca (Africa World Press, 2007)
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Postcolonial Development Aid: Between the Quest for Equality and the Persistence of Colonial Frames and Mindsets
A Review of the Paternalism of Partnership: A Postcolonial Reading of Identity in Development Aid
Maria Eriksson Baaz (Zed Books, 2005)
An Insightful Portrait of Living with AIDS in Africa: A Review of Breaking Stone Silence: Giving Voice to AIDS Prevention in Africa
A Review of Breaking Stone Silence: Giving Voice to AIDS Prevention in Africa
Paul E. Terry (Africa World Press, 2006)
Desmond Tutu: Lessons from History - An Interview with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Dambudzo Muzenda and Andrew Silvestri
Desmond Mpilo Tutu is the Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa. He is also a human rights activist and the winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize. He played a prominent leadership role against the apartheid regime in South Africa and then chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission upon its abolition in the 1990s. Tutu was elected the first black South African Anglican Archbishop in Cape Town. He is currently the chairman of the Global Elders (or “The Elders”), a group of twelve public figures with much experience in government, peace negotiation, and human rights.
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Africans Living with HIV/AIDS Are Vital Partners - An Interview with Stephen Lewis
Jasmin Johnson
Stephen Lewis is currently the codirector of AIDS-Free World and the Stephen Lewis Foundation, two nonprofits dedicated to supporting and empowering Africans with HIV/AIDS. Born in Canada, he began his career as a politician in Ontario, rising to hold the leadership position in the New Democratic Party in the 1970s. He then served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations. From 2001 to 2006, Lewis was the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, and he has received international acclaim for his effectiveness in bringing this epidemic to the attention of world leaders.
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Chinua Achebe: Storied and True
Jasmin Johnson and Adibeli Nduka-Agwu
Albert Chinualumogu Achebe is a world-renowned Nigerian poet, novelist, and critic. His first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), is the most widely read African novel; it sold 8 million copies worldwide and has been translated into fifty languages. He has written four other novels, several short stories, collections of poetry, and a significant number of political commentaries. His thematic concerns are colonialism and its effects, clashes of value, and African traditions. He sparked international controversy when he delivered a lecture on Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and criticized the novel’s inherent racism. He is now a professor of language and literature at Bard College in New York.
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The Central African Republic in 2020
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Turkish Trade and Investment Promotion Strategy toward Africa
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Environmental Governance in African Development
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