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

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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 Fan.

""Cover ""; ""Title page ""; ""Copyright page ""; ""Contents ""; ""Preface ""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""About the Contributors""; ""INTRODUCTION -- The African Union Ten Years After. Solving African Problems with Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance ""; ""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?""; ""CHAPTER 2 -- Know Thy Self; the African Union and the Need for African-Centred Education ""

""CHAPTER 3 -- The African Union and the Democratic Project. Examining the Challenges for Task Accomplishment """"CHAPTER 4 -- The Impact of Model �C� Schooling on Africanisation of Potential African Intellectuals""; ""CHAPTER 5 -- Elite Corruption and the Impact on African Economic Growth and Human Well-being""; ""CHAPTER 6 -- Corruption and Poverty in Africa. Interrogating the Problematic of Reform Without Development in Nigeria ""; ""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 ""

""CHAPTER 8 -- Mashopeng Go a Boelwa Revisiting Our Past as Imperative to Humanising Law Enforcement in South Africa""""CHAPTER 9 -- African Solutions to African Problems. The Fault line in Conflict Resolution in Africa ""; ""CHAPTER 10 -- A Return of Hostilities? The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Future of a Two-State Sudan ""; ""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 ""

""CHAPTER 12 -- Examining the Role of Women in Alleviating Poverty""""CHAPTER 13 -- Renewable Energy and Development in Africa. Reflections on the role of the African Union ""; ""CHAPTER 14 -- The African Union�s Position on Organic Agriculture. What Are the Benefi ts of Governance at Continental Level? ""; ""CHAPTER 15 -- Africa and the MDG on Improved Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation. Case of Nigeria and Ghana""; ""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""

""CHAPTER 17 -- Natural Resources for African Development under Sino-American Geo-strategic Rivalry""""CHAPTER 18 -- Financing the EU�s Economic Partnership Agreements in Africa. Implications of Alternative Funding Initiatives""; ""CHAPTER 19 -- A �Wannabe Attitude�. Africa�s New Hurdle to its Transformation and Achieving the MDGs ""; ""CHAPTER 20 -- Pan-African Unity as a Pre-Requisite for Pro-Active Response to Climate Change""; ""CHAPTER 21 -- Humanity and the Environment in Africa. Environmentalism Before the Environmentalists""

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

Includes bibliographical references.

English.

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