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Muchie: The African Union Ten Years After: Solving African Problems with Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance

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2013
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This book looks at the first ten years of the African Union. This is the second in a series of books that will be produced each year from annual conferences held on the multi-faceted issue of African liberation. The key themes of the book explore ways of improving the effectiveness of the African Union, fostering unity amongst African countries through entrenchment of pan-Africanism, and building ownership of the African Union by the African people and their communities. In addition, the thoughts of key figures of pan-Africanism and black emancipation, such as Sylvester Williams and Frantz Fanon, are re-positioned to even greater contemporary relevance. Through its promotion of Ethiopianism, pan-Africanism and the African renaissance, we trust that this book will add new interest and a fresh perspective to how Africans move forward together into a post-colonial era where policies and actions are determined by the united agency of liberated Africans the world over.

Table of Contents

Cover

pp. 1-1

Title Page, Copyright

pp. 2-3

Contents

pp. i-iv

Preface

pp. v-vi

Abbreviations and Acronyms

pp. vii-viii

About the Contributors

pp. ix-xiv

INTRODUCTION - The African Union Ten Years After. Solving African Problems with Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance

pp. xv-xxxvi

PART I - From the OAU to the African Union: State, Nation, Society and Good Governance in Africa

CHAPTER 1 - Ghaddafi and the African Union. The End of an Era?

pp. 3-16

CHAPTER 2 - Know Thy Self; the African Union and the Need for African-Centred Education

pp. 17-31

CHAPTER 3 - The African Union and the Democratic Project. Examining the Challenges for Task Accomplishment

pp. 32-48

CHAPTER 4 - The Impact of Model ‘C’ Schooling on Africanisation of Potential African Intellectuals

pp. 49-66

CHAPTER 5 - Elite Corruption and the Impact on African Economic Growth and Human Well-being

pp. 67-81

CHAPTER 6 - Corruption and Poverty in Africa. Interrogating the Problematic of Reform Without Development in Nigeria

pp. 82-102

PART II - Peace and Security Architecture and its Impact on Africa

CHAPTER 7 - Panel of the Wise and the Future of Conflict Resolution in Africa

pp. 105-117

CHAPTER 8 - Mashopeng Go a Boelwa Revisiting Our Past as Imperative to Humanising Law Enforcement in South Africa

pp. 118-142

CHAPTER 9 - African Solutions to African Problems. The Fault line in Conflict Resolution in Africa

pp. 143-155

CHAPTER 10 - A Return of Hostilities? The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Future of a Two-State Sudan

pp. 156-174

PART III - Science, Technology and Innovation for Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance

CHAPTER 11 - Africa and the Impending Nano-divide. An Overview on Temporal and Normative Perspectives

pp. 177-200

CHAPTER 12 - Examining the Role of Women in Alleviating Poverty

pp. 201-213

CHAPTER 13 - Renewable Energy and Development in Africa. Reflections on the role of the African Union

pp. 214-231

CHAPTER 14 - The African Union’s Position on Organic Agriculture. What Are the Benefi ts of Governance at Continental Level?

pp. 232-250

CHAPTER 15 - Africa and the MDG on Improved Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation. Case of Nigeria and Ghana

pp. 251-272

PART IV - Africa in the World Economy/Africa in the World Trading System

CHAPTER 16 - Are Mineral Resources in Africa Enriching Africans? Trading with the World

pp. 275-291

CHAPTER 17 - Natural Resources for African Development under Sino-American Geo-strategic Rivalry

pp. 292-314

CHAPTER 18 - Financing the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements in Africa. Implications of Alternative Funding Initiatives

pp. 315-329

CHAPTER 19 - A ‘Wannabe Attitude’. Africa’s New Hurdle to its Transformation and Achieving the MDGs

pp. 330-342

CHAPTER 20 - Pan-African Unity as a Pre-Requisite for Pro-Active Response to Climate Change

pp. 343-363

CHAPTER 21 - Humanity and the Environment in Africa. Environmentalism Before the Environmentalists

pp. 364-382

PART V - Politianism, Afro-Centricity, and the African Diaspora

CHAPTER 22 - Decolonial Epistemic Perspective and Pan-African Unity in the 21st Century

pp. 385-409

CHAPTER 23 - Fanonian Thought and Implications for Pan-African Unity

pp. 410-423

CHAPTER 24 - 21st Century Pan-Africanism. Legitimising the African Diaspora 6th Region

pp. 424-443

CHAPTER 25 - Reframing Trans-Atlantic Slavery as Humanicide. Resolving Hidden Wounds and Prioritising a New Vision of African Humanity

pp. 444-467

CHAPTER 26 - Breaking the Cycle of Colonialism and Dependency in Africa. The Role of the African Diaspora

pp. 468-486

CHAPTER 27 - Making a Case for the Utilisation of African Diaspora in Promoting Economic Development of the Continent

pp. 487-501

CHAPTER 28 - Beyond Self-Actualisation. Issues and Challenges Experienced by Young Africans Seeking Asylum in London and Building Resilience for a Way Forward

pp. 502-516

CONCLUSION - Beyond State and Geography. Building the African Union with the African People to Realise the African Renaissance

pp. 517-521

ANNEX 1 - The Second Tshwane Declaration, 2012

pp. 522-526

Back Cover

pp. 527-527
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