 Ancient Governance in AfricaFrancis Adyanga Akena ()
Chapter Chapter 3 in Gender, Democracy and Institutional Development in Africa, 2019, pp 37-65 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The social, political, and economic spectrum of the modern global era is deeply manufactured in favor of the more developed countries. With reference to Africa, the media has to a large extent contributed significant roles in representing the continent of Africa with biasness. Consequently, facets such as preventative diseases wrecking mayhem, famine, wars, HIV/AIDS, illiteracy, piracy, and failed states have become common features through which Africa is represented. The objective of this chapter is to examine the motives behind these negative representations by arguing that such negativity in depiction needs to be situated within a historical colonial context. This however is not to negate the fact that there are challenges that the continent is skirmishing with. To unpack the biased depiction, this chapter acknowledges the current upheavals in governance of post-colonial African states and argues for the emulation of some forms of ancient government practices not only to show Africa’s potentials but also to create a roadmap for a strong united states of Africa that cultivates peace, stability, and sustainable development. Date: 2019 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:gdechp:978-3-030-11854-9_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11854-9_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Gender, Development and Social Change from Palgrave Macmillan |
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