The African Renaissance and the Afro-Arab Spring addresses the often unspoken connection between the powerful call for a political-cultural renaissance that emerged with the end of South African apartheid and the popular revolts of 2011 that dramatically remade the landscape in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia. Looking between southern and northern Africa, the transcontinental line from Cape to Cairo that for so long supported colonialism, its chapters explore the deep roots of these two decisive...

As the days carry on, leading us to another special day of the year used to celebrate Africa, I remember a speech made by a now former president of one of Africa’s great countries.Honestly, it feels good every day to be an African.Happy Africa Day."I Am an African" was a speech made by Thabo Mbeki on behalf of the African National Congress in Cape Town on 8 May 1996, on the occasion of the passing of the new Constitution of South Africa. At the time Mbeki was the De...

Explore the enduring legacy of Stephen Bantu Biko through the insightful Steve Biko Memorial Lectures, delivered by Africa's foremost scholars, artists, and leaders.The Steve Biko Memorial Lectures: 2000–2008 is a compelling compilation of the annual lectures held by the Steve Biko Foundation since 2000. These lectures delve into the inextricable link between the individual and society, the challenges and opportunities faced by developing nations, and atte...

The Sudans tells the story of the African Union's efforts to make peace in the Sudans during the years 2009 to 2013. It details the work of the AU High-Level Panel, led by former South African President Thabo Mbeki, to resolve the war in Darfur, promote democracy in Sudan, steer the independence of South Sudan, and make peace between Sudan and South Sudan. It was Africa's most ambitious peace-making effort.Meticulously documenting every st...

A hilarious, ingenious plot. Lovable characters. A barrel of laughs.A case of switched identity what would switching your life with your long lost friend feel like? And therein lies the humorous tale of Dhruv, the Inventor. Dhruv switches lives with his friend Mahesh due to a quirk of fate and inadvertently lands in an “I-am-you-and-you-are-me” situation where he doesn’t even know the way to the bathroom in his own house! Bringing up the rear is a crazy family - the harried wife, a philoso...

Toni Morrison, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature, reads the speech she delivered in Stockholm, Sweden, at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.

"John David's strong and sometimes inflammatory rhetoric kept me going back for more.""This writer is spot on . . . making him one of the biggest dreamers in America at the present time. His writing is eloquent and concise."". . . every American not currently in the 1% should read this book and think hard about the ideas."The Essays for the 99% are the voice of the speechless, the dream of the hopeless, and the passion of ...

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Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office and the first president born outside the continental United States. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was president of the "Harvard Law Review". He was a community organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitu...

Learn about the laws surrounding appearances before the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) in Victoria, Australia. As an entity established to investigate allegations of public corruption and police misconduct, what powers does IBAC hold and how do they exercise these powers? Anyone summonsed to appear before IBAC needs to be familiar with the investigative process to avoid legal setbacks. How do you prepare a response to an IBAC summons? How do you prepare for heari...

"John David lays out a plan of reform and reconstruction, to be implemented once we have enacted 'Plan B'.""This writer is spot on . . . making him one of the biggest dreamers in America at the present time. His writing is eloquent and concise."". . . every American not currently in the 1% should read this book and think hard about the ideas."The Essays for the 99% are the voice of the speechless, the dream of the hopeless...

प्रस्तुत बुक में भारत का आधुनिक इतिहास जोकि उत्तर मुगल काल से शुरू होता और भारत की आजादी तक खत्म होता है।मुगल के पानीपत के प्रथम युद्ध से भारत का इतिहास ही बदल गया, इस बुक में पानीपत के प्रथम युद्ध से लेकर भारत के आजादी तक की रोमांचक तथा दिल दहलाने घटनाओं का इतिहास है। भारत प्राचीन काल से कई दुश्मनों का क्रूर साम्राज्य का और सनकी शासकों का सामना करता आ रहा है। प्राचीन भारत में सबसे बड़ा शासन मौर्य साम्राज्य का था जो कि एक उत्तम शासन थ। पानीपत के प्रथम युद्ध के बाद मुगलों का साम्राज्...