Dark Clouds on the Horizon : Some Developmental Challenges Facing Africa / W. Forje.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forje, W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Economic conditions--21st century.

Africa.

Africa--Social conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (621 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bamenda, Cameroon : Langaa RPCIG Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group, [2023]

Summary:

This book brings to the fore some critical and fundamental issues plaguing the continent of Africa. It is a symbolic microcosm of challenging issues that Africa has and must address. Can Africa reverse the dark odds and can it move towards a united and integrated whole? The book explores the untold events and negative trends on the economic, social, political, humanitarian and environmental scene in Africa which leaves the international community perceiving Africa through darkened lenses. It tells the dark tragedy of a people ? the economy of alienation and disempowerment as it also injects an encouraging metaphor that the key to the solution of Africa�s perennial socio-economic-politico transformation rests primarily and decidedly in the hands of African governments and people. Africans are challenged to stop �tinkering with the problem� but take a progressive Afro-centric approach to effectively address the fate of democracy, management and development in Africa which are closely intertwined. A wide range scope of issues is covered in the preface and the various chapters. The book puts the reader and people in the mode of the tenacity of maintaining a vision of remaining live to the ideals of a progressive Afro-centric agenda that continuing fighting for African development. JOHN W. FORJE is an African peace scientist, educator and peacemaker from Bali Nyongo, North West Region, Cameroon.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Acknowledgement

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

The Approach

Structure of the Book

Introduction

Chapter 1: Innovation That Matters: Towards Pro-Poor Innovation - Putting Public Policy and Values into Science and Technology for The Benefit of All in Emerging Polities

Chapter 2: Decolonisation and Re-colonisation through the Political Economy of African Foreign Policy Challenges, Prospects and the Way Forward

Chapter 3: Rethinking Science, Technology, Innovation and Development Facing the Good, Bad and Ugly

Chapter 4: The Interface Between the University, Research Institutes and The Private Sector as Appropriate Technological Link for Africa's Developmental Take-Off. Changing Attitudes, Changing Behaviour and Pushing Forward Sustainable Development

Chapter 5: Re-imagining Faith-Based and Civil Society Organisations as Agents of Development in transitional Polities in Africa. Challenge and Prospects for Shared-values in the Future. Lessons from Cameroon

Chapter 6: Mozambique in Search of a New Political Economic Vision within the Context of the Current Global Crisis: Challenges and Prospects in Constructing a Capable Developmental State in the Future

Chapter 7: The Challenge of Democracy after the Rising Spell of Independence

Chapter 8: Rethinking the Nexus of Institutional Structures and Social Innovations for Sustainable Development in Africa

Chapter 9: Emerging Perspectives on Democracy, Governance and Development in Africa: Reforms, Challenges and Prospects for a Beleaguered Continent

Chapter 10: Re-imagining Human Capacity Development as Input Nexus to Performance Management and Quality Services Delivery in Africa.

Chapter 11: The Triumphant Agony and Tragedy of Globalisation and Africa's Socioeconomic Transformation: Challenges, Changes and Prospects for the Future

Chapter 12: Unleashing Peoples Power - The Promise of a New Democratic Revolution and Evolution for Africa

Chapter 13: Leadership Ethos: The Need for Paradigm Shift for Africa's Unity and Development

Chapter 14: Wrong Education Reinforces Exploitation, Inequality and Underdevelopment: What Africa Must Do?

Chapter 15: Articulating A New Public Sector Reform: Towards Enhancing Governance and Quality Services Delivery in Africa. Challenges and Prospects

Chapter 16: Locking Back and Facing Forward Challenges

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ISBN:

9956-553-85-9