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"The African Union was formed in 2002 as a successor to the largely ineffective Organization for African Unity. The purpose of the African Union is the turn Africa into a political and economic power. The new organization faces many challenges, and the solutions to Africa's problems will not be easy to find. Yet on its shoulders the African Union carries the hopes and dreams of a continent." - back cover.
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"In this stunning debut novel, Esi, a feisty Nigerian-Ghanaian girl growing up amid political upheaval in postcolonial Ghana, begins to question the hypocrisy of the patriarchal society that surrounds her, and the restrictions and unrealistic expectations placed on women"--
Late 1960s, Ghana. Young Esi Agyekum is as tight-lipped about her father's adultery as she is about her half-sisters' sex lives. After she is humiliated and punished for her own...
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Nobel Laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement, Wangari Maathai has campaigned for environmental activism in Africa for more than three decades. In The Challenge for Africa, Maathai delivers an insightful call to action, presenting a realistic look at the diverse problems facing Africans. Maathai's ability to dissect cultural problems and pose solutions individuals can follow has made her one of the most respected women in Africa today.
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After years of frustration at the stifling atmosphere of political correctness surrounding discussions of Africa, long time World Bank official Robert Calderisi speaks out. He boldly reveals how most of Africa's misfortunes are self-imposed, and why the world must now deal differently with the continent.
Here we learn that Africa has steadily lost markets by its own mismanagement, that even capitalist countries are anti-business, that African family...
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This new edition of Understanding Contemporary Africa has been thoroughly revised to reflect the many significant events and trends of the past six years -- seismic political changes, the impact of the new information technology, the strong presence of China and other foreign powers, and much more. The authors provide current analyses not only of history, politics, and economics, but also geography, environmental concerns, population shifts, and social...
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Wyzwanie zostało podjęte! Trzy lata - jedenaście krajów - czternaście tysięcy kilometrów! Ciąg dalszy pasjonującej wędrówki wzdłuż Wielkiego Rowu Afrykańskiego - od Kilimandżaro do Jeziora Tyberiadzkiego. Tysiące kilometrów przebytych pieszo w poszukiwaniu miejsc odległych, niecodziennych, gdzie nadal żywe są tradycje i kultura przodków. W piekącym słońcu Czarnego Lądu, z daleka od dóbr cywilizacji Zachodu, Sonia i Alexandre...
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