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Pan-Africanism is the nationalism of post-Cold War Africa, akin to the nationalism after the Second World War that was independence. In this work, African intellectuals provide an accurate portrayal of the nature of the nationalist question, pan-Africanism and its renewal. It will unleash a grand debate at the heart of the African intellectual community. - Issa Shivji, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

In Regional Integration in Africa: What Role for South Africa, Henri Bah, Siphamandla Zondi and André Mbata Mangu reflect on African integration and the contribution of post-Apartheid South Africa. From their different scientific backgrounds, they demonstrate that despite some progress made under the African Union that superseded the Organisation of African Unity, Africa is still lagging behind in terms of regional integration and South Africa, which benefitted from the rest of the continent in her struggle against apartheid, has not as yet played a major role in this process. Apart from...

The election of the 44th US president was anunprecedented election. The majority of Americanpeople endorsed Barack Obama's message of change.Reverend King's dream came true as Barack Obama waselected the first Black US president. Billions ofpeople across the word fell into euphoria. Obama'selection gave them some sense of pride and hope whilemixed feelings prevailed in the most conservativecircles. Elections are now regularly held in manycountries, including in Africa. Demands andexpectations of change in domestic, foreign andinternational policies had never been so high inhuman history. This...

In a rare but urgent publication on the situation of higher education in the DRC, which is an important contribution to the study of political sociology in the DRC, six Congolese lecturers/researchers consider the topics of academic freedom and the social responsibilities of universities in the country. The authors aim to elucidate the trajectory of higher education in the DRC from its origins until today. Particular attention is paid to the ethnicisation of academic freedoms, the politicisation and 'role' of the University under the Mobutu regime, and the negative consequences these have...