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Introduction
This chapter offers a brief discussion of the political problems that are currently faced by Africa from colonialism up to post-colonialism. The post-colonial African political scene has remained entangled in ...
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Regional Integration and the Ethic of Co-operation in Post-colonial Africa
This chapter discusses regional integration and the discourse of the ethic of co-operation in post-colonial Africa as a mechanism aimed at poverty alleviation. The presumption among African politicians was tha...
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African Ethics in a Nutshell
The aim of this chapter is to provide the reader with a synthetic view of African ethics with the aim of fostering an in-depth understanding of the ethical issues that arise in ethical issues in post-colonial ...
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African Ethics and the Post-colonial Politics of Tradition
This chapter is devoted to a discussion that demonstrates repeatable evidence that African ethics is infused in post-colonial politics about the role of traditions and the reality of change in the light of the...
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African Traditional Humanism and the Ethic of Collectivism
In this chapter it is argued that traditional African humanistic values were seen by early post-colonial African politicians as congenial with an economic ethic of collectivism. A capitalistic economic system ...
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Traditional African Resources for Ethical Leadership
In this chapter I discuss the issue of ethical leadership in post-colonial Africa. Post-colonial political and economic problems are usually related to ethical leadership. Values of pre-colonial traditional le...
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Ethical Politics in the Context of African Traditional Religion
The scope of this chapter is to critically demonstrate that ethical politics in Africa is found in African traditional religion and culture. Politics and spirituality were inseparable from each other. Kings an...
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Politics of Tradition and African Identity
The intention in this chapter is to show how the politics of tradition has remained integral to the yearning for a post-colonial African identity. A political appeal to tradition is based on the realization th...