The African Union Ten Years After

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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.

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• Publié par: Africa Institute of South Africa
• Date de parution: 21 octobre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780798303880
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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The African Union Ten Years After
Solving African Problems with Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance
Edited by Mammo Muchie, Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju and Oghenerobor AkporFirst published in 2013 by the
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ISBN: 978-0-7983-0387-3
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visit our website at http://www.ai.org.zaContents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Mammo Muchie, Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju and Oghenerobor Akpor
Abbreviations and Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
About the Contributors . .ix
INTRODUCTION
The African Union Ten Years After . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Solving African Problems with Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance
Mammo Muchie, Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju and Oghenerobor Akpor
PART I
From the OAU to the African Union:
State, Nation, Society and Good Governance in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER 1
Ghaddaf and the African Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The End of an Era?
Rotimi Ajayi and Segun Oshewolo
CHAPTER 2
Know Thy Self; the African Union and the Need for
African-Centred Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Baba Amani Olubanjo Buntu
CHAPTER 3
The African Union and the Democratic Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Examining the Challenges for Task Accomplishment
John Gasu
CHAPTER 4
The Impact of Model ‘C’ Schooling on Africanisation of
Potential African Intellectuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Leepo Modise
CHAPTER 5
Elite Corruption and the Impact on African Economic Growth
and Human Well-being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Trevor Budhram
CHAPTER 6
Corruption and Poverty in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Interrogating the Problematic of Reform Without Development in Nigeria
Adelaja Odutola Odukoya iPART II
Peace and Security Architecture and its Impact on Africa . . . . . .103
CHAPTER 7
Panel of the Wise and the Future of Conf ict Resolution in Africa . . . . . . . .105
Azeez Olaniyan
CHAPTER 8
Mashopeng Go a Boelwa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Revisiting Our Past as Imperative to Humanising Law Enforcement in South Africa
Mpho Matlala and Ingrid Sinclair
CHAPTER 9
African Solutions to African Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
The Fault line in Conf ict Resolution in Africa
Valery Ferim
CHAPTER 10
A Return of Hostilities? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Future of a Two-State Sudan
Wilfred Iyekolo
PART III
Science, Technology and Innovation for
Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
CHAPTER 11
Africa and the Impending Nano-divide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
An Overview on Temporal and Normative Perspectives
Hailemichael T. Demissie and Mammo Muchie
CHAPTER 12
Examining the Role of Women in Alleviating Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Phindile Lukhele-Olorunju
CHAPTER 13
Renewable Energy and Development in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Ref ections on the role of the African Union
Shingirirai Mutanga
CHAPTER 14
The African Union’s Position on Organic Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232
What Are the Benef ts of Governance at Continental Level?
Nedson Pophiwa
CHAPTER 15
Africa and the MDG on Improved Drinking Water Supply
and Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Case of Nigeria and Ghana
ii Oghenerobor B. Akpor, Maxwell K. Boakye and Mammo Muchie
CONTENTSCONTENTS
PART IV
Africa in the World Economy/Africa in
the World Trading System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
CHAPTER 16
Are Mineral Resources in Africa Enriching Africans? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Trading with the World
Takalani Samuel Mashau and Nomusa Raphesu
CHAPTER 17
Natural Resources for African Development under
Sino-American Geo strategic Rivalry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Alexis Habiyaremye
CHAPTER 18
Financing the EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements in Africa . . . . . . . . . 315
Implications of Alternative Funding Initiatives
Martin Kaggwa
CHAPTER 19
A ‘Wannabe Attitude’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330
Africa’s New Hurdle to its Transformation and Achieving the MDGs
Eliakim Owino and George Chacha
CHAPTER 20
Pan-African Unity as a Pre-Requisite for Pro-Active
Response to Climate Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
Kasay Sentime
CHAPTER 21
Humanity and the Environment in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Environmentalism Before the Environmentalists
Kimani S. K. Nehusi
PART IV
Afro-Politianism, Afro-Centricity, and the
African Diaspora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
CHAPTER 22
Decolonial Epistemic Perspective and Pan-African Unity in
stthe 21  Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
CHAPTER 23
Fanonian Thought and Implications for Pan-African Unity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410
Tendayi Sithole
CHAPTER 24
st21 Century Pan-Africanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424
Legitimising the African Diaspora 6th Region
David L. Horne iiiCHAPTER 25
Reframing Trans-Atlantic Slavery as Humanicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
Resolving Hidden Wounds and Prioritising a New Vision of African Humanity
Hunter Havlin Adams, III
CHAPTER 26
Breaking the Cycle of Colonialism and Dependency in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
The Role of the African Diaspora
Oscar Brathwaite
CHAPTER 27
Making a Case for the Utilisation of African Diaspora in Promoting
Economic Development of the Continent . . . . .