ByPeterOjiaku
Independentlypublished
Thismindset-challengingbooktellsthestoryofhowAfricashouldbe,andnotwhatitis.Africaisblessedwithwealthrangingfromoilandmineralresourcestohumanresources,yetsheremainsinthedarkages.CivilizationstartedfromAfrica,buttodayAfricaislaggingbehindbecauseAfricanshavenotfullyliberatedtheirmindsfromtheshacklesofcolonialism.
Theauthor,aleaderandlifecoach,withthisbook,seekstoaddresstheillsofAfricaingovernment,parentingandthesociety.HeseekstourgeAfricanstoreacharealizationoftheiridentityandclaimtheirrightfulplaceasleaders.WakeupAfricaisgarnishedwithpopularsayingsfromgreatAfricanphilosopherslikeNelsonMandela,inabidtospurthesleepinggiantintowakefulness.Itisapageturnerandincitesthemindofitsreaderstosoulsearchinganddiscoveringtheirpotentials.
FinancingSustainableDevelopmentinAfrica
ByUchennaR.EfobiandSimpliceAsongu
PalgraveMacmillan
ThebookprovidesacriticalevaluationoffinancingoptionsforsustainabledevelopmentinAfrica.Whilesustainabilityhaslongbeenthewatchwordfordevelopmentprograms,andwhilemanyAfricancountrieshavetakeninitiativestodevelopintegratedframeworksthattackledevelopmentalchallenges,includingpoverty,educationandhealth,financinghasremainedachallenge.Inthisbook,anexpertteamofchapterauthorsexaminesnewfinancingoptionswhilealsoexploringhowtraditionalfinancingmeans,suchasforeignaidandforeigndirectinvestment,canbemoreeffectiveforsustainability.TheauthorsalsodiscusshowAfricannationscanbuildproductivecapacity.
ForeignAidandtheFutureofAfrica
ByKennethKalu
PalgraveMacmillan
Duringthepastfivedecades,Sub-SaharanAfricahasreceivedmoreforeignaidthananyotherregionoftheworld,andyetpovertyremainsendemicthroughouttheregion.AsKennethKaluargues,thisdoesnotmeanthatforeignaidhasfailed;rather,itmeansthatforeignaidinitscurrentformdoesnothavethecapacitytoprocuredevelopmentoreradicatepoverty.Thisisbecausesincecolonialism,theeconomicandpoliticalinstitutionscontinuetoblockamajorityofcitizensfrommeaningfulparticipationintheeconomy.DrawinguponcasestudiesofAngola,Cameroon,Chad,EquatorialGuinea,theDemocraticRepublicoftheCongoandNigeria,thisbookmakesthecaseforredesigningdevelopmentassistanceinordertostrikeattherootofpoverty.