New book from the Nordic Africa Instute
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Titel: African Voices – African Visions (2nd ed.). Adesida, Olugbenga and Arunma O Oteh (Eds.)
Pages: 215 pp. Published: June 2004. ISBN: 91-7106-530-X Price: 320 SEK/ 26.95 GBP/ 32 EURO. Cloth Size: 165 x 240 mm. Keywords
Democratisation, Economic development, Globalisation, Africa
Description
Does Africa have a future? What are the visions, hopes, ambitions and fears of young Africans for the future of the world, the continent, their nation, and their communities? How do they envisage this world and their roles within it?
These issues have not previously been explored collectively by Africans because of the enormous challenges and the preoccupation with the present. But Africa must not allow the enormity of the problems to blind it to its past and future. Africa must chart its own vision of a desirable future and therefore young Africans, born just before or after independence, were challenged to reflect on the future of the continent. Many responded to the challenge, which has resulted in this volume containing a number of the contributions.
In this book, the voices of a new generation of Africa are heard exploring the future from personal and diverse perspectives. The authors have enumerated the ills of Africa, analyzed the problems and explored the opportunities. Remarkably, despite the daunting nature of the challenges, they were all hopeful about the future.
They provided their visions of the future, suggested numerous ideas on how to build a new Africa, and implored Africans to take responsibility for the transformation of the continent. Given the current emphasis on African renaissance and union, the ideas presented here could become the basis for a truly shared vision for the continent.
Contents
1. Africa: Visions of the Future
Olugbenga Adesida and Arunma O. Oteh
2. Reflections on Early 21st Century Africa
Musa I. M. Abutudu
3. Africa Forges Ahead
Coumba N. Diouf
4. Towards a Strategic Vision for a Continent in Distress
Godwin Y. Dogbey
5. Issues and Problems of Political Renewal in Africa
Admore M. Kambudzi
6. Africa: Problems, Challenges and the Basis for Hope
Geoff E. Kiangi
7. Three Accounts of Change
Comfort Lamptey
8. The African Development Challenge: Living the Experience
Barbara Mbire-Barungi
9. A Vision for the Future of Zambia and Africa
Lawrence Mukuka
10. Tomorrow is the Product of Our Actions Today
Chika Nwobi
11. The Future of Africa Lies in Home-grown Solutions
Levi M. Obijiofor
12. Africa in the 21st Century: A Case for Innovative Use of Technology
Bolanle A. Olaniran
13. The Future of Africa: A Crime and Justice Perspective
Paul Omojo Omaji
14. Africa in the 21st Century: Prospects for Political Development
Hamdy Abdel Rahman
15. Visions of the Future of Africa: A South African Perspective
André Wessels
16. The Way Forward
Olugbenga Adesida and Arunma Oteh
