Bøger om Subsaharisk Afrika

A spellbinding novel about family secrets and bonds, thwarted hope and the brutal realities of life in a society rife with inequality, from the Women's Prize-shortlisted author

A major challenge for the advancement of democratic governance in Africa is the extraction of money by ruling parties from the state to fund their electoral campaigns and gain political advantage over opponents. Drawing upon in-depth case studies of Benin and Ghana, Rachel Sigman considers how, and with what consequences, party leaders control and access public funds to finance their political operations. Weaving together biographical data on government ministers, surveys of civil servants, elite interviews, and archival research, Sigman explains leaders' extraction strategies and connects these strategies to how politicians manage state personnel. In so doing, she challenges the perception of African states as uniformly weak and argues that effective government is possible even in contexts of widespread state politicization, corruption, and clientelism. Demonstrating the profound impact that extractive financing practices have on democratic institutions, Sigman illuminates and develops our understanding of "good governance" across the African continent.

To piger fødes samme dag, 12. februar 1950. Naomi i Nigeria, Pia i Sverige. Naomi ser anderledes ud og bliver udstødt af sin familie, men hun reddes af Jorinda, som kender alt til helbredende planter og lader hende vokse op på savannen med elefanter og løver som venner. Pia fødes på Södra BB i Stockholm i velfærdsstaten Sverige, men hendes forældre er alkoholikere, og opvæksten i et misbrugshjem sætter dybe spor.Af skæbnesvangre stier føres Naomi til Sverige, hvor man yderst sjældent ser mennesker med en anden hudfarve, og i den kridhvide skole i Stockhholm-forstaden Årsta mødes Naomi og Pia. Og fra da er deres liv flettet uigenkaldeligt sammen.Blå længsel er en stærk beretning om menneskers værd og en verden i forandring. Mens Anden Verdenskrig stadig er nær fortid, er tresserne undervejs med ny ungdomskultur, ny mode, ny musik og en ny form for frihed for mælkebøttebørnene Naomi og Pia. De skal komme til at opleve voldsomme sorger og glæder såvel som rigeligt med drama og kærlighed – men som en rød tråd igennem deres uforudsigelige livsrejser løber deres stærke venskab.

Hope Anderson og Tru Walls kommer fra to forskellige verdener. Hun står midt i et opgør med sin fortid, han er på jagt efter sandheden om sin. Hope er draget til Sunset Beach, North Carolina, for at gøre familiens feriehus klar til salg, mens Tru er rejst fra Zimbabwe på foranledning af et brev fra en mand, der påstår at være hans far.Da de to unge fremmede mødes, er forbindelsen øjeblikkeligt elektrisk. Men deres følelser for hinanden må snart stå en hjerteskærende prøve i et opgør mellem pligt og personlig lykke.Nicholas Sparks er blandt de mest elskede forfattere til den moderne kærlighedsfortælling, og han har gennem årtier forført læsere kloden over med sine uforglemmelige historier om svimlende forelskelse, tragiske menneskeskæbner og bånd, der aldrig kan brydes.

Two acclaimed South African artists offer a cross-generational dialogue on history, memory, and the power of self-narration

Postcolonial Transition and Global Business History is the first in-depth historical study on how British firms sought to adapt over several decades to rapid political and economic transformation in West Africa.

This book explores the history of women's reproductive health in Ghana, arguing that between the 1920s and 1980s, it was largely driven by discourses of development and population control. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in the history of public health, development and Africa.

***THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER******A SARAH JESSICA PARKER BOOK OF THE YEAR***FOUR GENERATIONS. THREE SISTERS. ONE DIVIDED NATION. 'Remarkable, haunting, symphonic' New York TimesTricked aboard a boat to East Africa, Pirbhai is only thirteen when he is forced by the British into labouring on the railway. Under sweltering heat, hungry and frightened, he commits a terrible act just to survive. He will never tell a soul, even when he meets Sonal, a fierce, loving woman with whom he starts a family in hope of a better life. But their granddaughters come of age in a divided nation. Latika falls headlong into the student protest movement, Mayuri's ambitions take her far from home, while Kiya's friendship with a Black Ugandan boy threatens them both. Finally forced to flee, the family scatters across the world. They take with them a favourite rolling pin, a handful of photos, and a secret - that one day, will help them find each other again. 'Vast and intricate, alight with love and contained fury' Megha Majumdar, author of A Burning

From Tigray to the world, a love story through food.This is not your regular cookbook. The recipes are a legacy of Tekebash Gebre, my extraordinary mother. Tekebash was born in Tigray, under the rule of the last Ethiopian emperor. She lived under a communist regime before fleeing to Sudan. Since then we have been on a migration journey, from Aksum to Khartoum to Melbourne and beyond. Our hearts, however, will forever be Tigrayan, and through Tekebash's simple, vibrant dishes we celebrate a connection that won't be broken. It has been my privilege to translate and record what Tekebash cooked by taste, touch and memory for several years in our Melbourne restaurant. It's our story, and it's my tribute. But it will also resonate with anyone who knows the unceasing pull of a distant homeland and the comfort of its food.

An unbeatable guide to Cape Town and the Winelands, packed with insider tips and ideas, colour maps and top 10 lists - all designed to help you see the very best of Cape Town and the Winelands.Enjoy a thrilling aerial ascent in Table Mountain's cableway, sample fine vintages in centuries old wine estates, take in the view from the Cape of Good Hope or wander the V&A Waterfront. From Top 10 wildlife experiences to the Top 10 viewpoints - discover the best of Cape Town and the Winelands with this easy-to-use travel guide.Inside Top 10 Cape Town and the Winelands:- Six easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend or a week- Top 10 lists showcase Cape Town and the Winelands' best attractions, covering Company's Garden, V&A Waterfront and Robben Island, Castle of Good Hope, Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and many more- In-depth neighbourhood guides explore Cape Town and the Winelands' most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, going out and sightseeing - Colour-coded chapters divided by area make it easy to find information quickly and plan your day - Essential travel tips including our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee, plus useful transport, visa and health information- Colour maps help you navigate with ease- Covers Central Cape Town, the Southern Suburbs, the Cape Peninsula, the Winelands and moreAbout DK Eyewitness Travel: DK's Top 10 guides take the work out of planning a short trip, with easy-to-read maps, tips and tours to inform and enrich your weekend trip or cultural break. DK is the world's leading illustrated reference publisher, producing beautifully designed books for adults and children in over 120 countries.

"Exploring the multifaceted history of dispossession, consumption, and inequality in West Central Africa, Mariana P. Candido presents a bold revisionist history of Angola from the sixteenth century until the Berlin Conference of 1884-5. Synthesising disparate strands of scholarship, including the histories of slavery, land tenure, and gender in West Central Africa, Candido makes a significant contribution to ongoing historical debates. She demonstrates how ideas about dominion and land rights eventually came to inform the appropriation and enslavement of free people and their labour. By centring the experiences of West Central Africans, and especially African women, this book challenges dominant historical narratives, and shows that securing property was a gendered process. Drawing attention to how archives obscure African forms of knowledge and normalize conquest, Candido interrogates simplistic interpretations of ownership and pushes for the decolonization of African history"--

Julius Fondong ruminates on the continued relevance of the promises and principles that underpinned the creation of the post-colonial Cameroon nation-state, sixty years after unification in 1961.

A generous portrait of an artist at the height of her powers of perception.

Operations of Italian military forces in Italian East Africa from 1940 to 1942.

A detailed account and operational analysis of Portugal's air campaign over Portuguese Guinea from 1963-1974, with particular emphasis on the evolution of counter-insurgent air operations and guerrilla air defense measures.

The book covers the history and activities of the United Nations Operation for Peace in Western Sahara (MINURSO) from its creation in 1991 until the end of 2021. The author of the book himself served as a peacekeeper in Western Sahara, and shares first-hand information and unpublished photographs with readers.

In December 1899 the British Army suffered a series of defeats in the course of a few days which became known as Black Week. Although heavily outnumbering the burgher armies of the Boer Republics, the British were unable to adapt to the local conditions or to the requirements of modern warfare.

In 1930, anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard journeyed deep into the Sudanese savanna to uncover the mysteries of the nomadic Nuer tribes - this book presents his compelling discoveries.The harsh dry plains of the Sudan cannot sustain sufficient agriculture for the tribes; to thrive, the Nuer move their camps in accordance with the seasons. At the core of daily life are cattle whose milk and meat sustain the people; the cow's pliant, agreeable nature is ideal for a tribe to manage. Nuer children are raised to learn how to properly treat and nurture cattle, through milking and assisting in the birth of new calves, that the tribe may continue to flourish thereby. Conflict within the tribes, or with outside enemies, often involves the control of cattle herds.More than eighty maps, charts and photographs are included in this study, helping the reader to understand the topics. The author sought to live with the Nuer; it took months for him to achieve acceptance, and only once he had gained a measure of trust did the tribe demonstrate their unique ways of living and respond to questions. Though the Nuer are by nature wary and reserved, once he was accepted the author beheld their kindness and bonds to one another.Evans-Pritchard went on to revisit the Nuer on multiple occasions, writing further ethnological researches on their religious practices, political structures, and unique way of life.

From the storied ache of mbube harmonies of the '40s to the electronic boom of kwaito and the amapiano and house explosion of the '00s, this book explores vignettes taken from across South Africa's popular music history. There are moments in time where music can be a mighty weapon in the fight for freedom. Disguised in a danceable hook or shouted for the world to hear, artists have used songs to deliver important truths and bring listeners together in the face of a segregated reality. In the grip of the brutal apartheid era, South Africa crafted its own idiosyncratic popular musical vernacular that operated both as sociopolitical tool and realm of escape. In a country with 11 official languages, music had the power to unite South Africans in protest. Artists bloomed a new idyll from the branches of countless storied musical traditions, and in turn found themselves banned or exiled-the profound epiphany that music can exist both within the pleasure of itself and for serving a far greater purpose.

O Quênia é um país da África Oriental. Com 580.367 quilômetros quadrados, o Quênia é o 48° maior país do mundo em área. Com uma população de mais de 47,6 milhões no censo de 2019, o Quênia é o 29° país mais populoso do mundo. A capital e maior cidade do Quênia é Nairóbi, enquanto sua mais antiga, atualmente a segunda maior cidade, e a primeira capital é a cidade costeira de Mombasa. A cidade de Kisumu é a terceira maior cidade e também um porto interior no Lago Vitória. Outros centros urbanos importantes incluem Nakuru e Eldoret. A partir de 2020, o Quênia é a terceira maior economia da África Subsaariana, depois da Nigéria e da África do Sul. O Quênia faz fronteira com o Sudão do Sul a noroeste, a Etiópia ao norte, a Somália a leste, Uganda a oeste, a Tanzânia ao sul e o Oceano Índico a sudeste. Sua geografia, clima e população variam amplamente, variando de cumes frios e cobertos de neve (Batian, Nelion e Point Lenana no Monte Quênia) com vastas florestas circundantes, vida selvagem e regiões agrícolas férteis a climas temperados nos condados ocidentais e do vale do Rift e secas menos férteis áreas áridas e semi-áridas e desertos absolutos (deserto de Chalbi e deserto de Nyiri). O Quênia é a maior e mais avançada economia da África Oriental e Central; com fortes perspectivas de crescimento apoiadas por uma classe média urbana emergente e um apetite crescente por bens e serviços de alto valor. A economia dominante na Comunidade da África Oriental, contribuindo com mais de 50% do PIB da região. O Quênia está aberto a negócios para empresas bem posicionadas com objetivos estratégicos de explorar o potencial crescente dos mercados emergentes na África Oriental e Central.