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ISBN 10: 1137444134
ISBN 13: 9781137444134 
Author: Toyin Falola

60 years after independence, African nations still find it difficult to face a number of challenges, from establishing meaningful democratic institutions to establish social structures centered on the advancement of gender equality. This volume approaches these contemporary African challenges while combating a reflexive and facile Afro-Pessimism.

Contemporary Africa Challenges and Opportunities 1st Table of contents:

1   Introduction: Change and Continuity in Contemporary Africa

Part I: Colonial and Neocolonial Legacies

2   Mau Mau Inventions and Reinventions

3   The Development of the Civil Service in Africa

4   The Second World War and Africa’s Socioeconomic Infrastructures: A Case Study of the Nigerian Railroad System

5   The Cold War and the Emergence of Economic Divergences: Africa and Asia Compared

Part II: Transformational Moments in Economies and Cultures

6   Africa’s Debt Burden and the HIPC Initiative: Cameroon, from Challenges to Opportunity

7   The Effects of Family Size on Socioeconomic Status in Cameroon: A Critical Analysis

8   Music and the Politics of Culture in a South African Zulu HIV/AIDS Experience: Implications for “Post-Apartheid” Discourse

9   Land and Conflict in Kenya’s Rift Valley: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

10   The Migration of Professionals from Africa: Assessing the Impact of the “Brain Drain” from the Continent

11   Conclusion: Africa that Works

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