Uhuru revisited : interviews with African pro-democracy leaders / Ron Singer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singer, Ron, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of the press.

Political corruption.

Equality.

Political activists.

Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-.

Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Politics and government.

Africa, Southern--Economic conditions.

Africa, Southern.

Southern Africa.

Economic conditions.

Democracy--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Democracy.

Political activists--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Equality--Africa, Southern.

Political corruption--Africa, West.

Freedom of the press--Africa, Eastern.

Eastern Africa.

West Africa.

Physical Description:

xiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, 2015.

Contents:

Part I: South Africa and Botswana : closing the gap between rich and poor

Up from the Free State: Puleng Motsoeneng and Ntataise

A visit to Westcliff Flats: Orlean Naidoo and the South African service protest movement

"I'll teach you how to build the school": Patrick van Rensburg from apartheid to socialism

Part II: Press freedom and responsibility in East Africa and the Horn

Journalism in a paper democracy

Kenya: how free is the press?

Part III: Corruption and governance in West Africa and Nigeria

Reform in Nigeria: who will bell the cat? (1) The first generation

Reform in Nigeria: who will bell the cat? (2) The new generation

Ghana, an unlikely alliance: Gyimah and others

Ghana, an unlikely alliance: Kan Dapaah

General conclusion: the making of reformers.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781592219681

1592219683

9781592219698

1592219691

OCLC:

898334403