TY - JOUR ID - 4425 T1 - "More comfort, better prosperity, and greater advantage" : free burghers, alcohol retail and the VOC authorities at the Cape of Good of Hope, 1652-1680 A1 - Groenewald,Gerald Y1 - 2012/// N1 - Notes, ref., sum. in English and Afrikaans KW - 1600-1699 KW - alcoholic beverages KW - mercantile history KW - retail trade KW - South Africa KW - The Cape RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 1 EP - 21 JA - Historia: (2012), vol.57, no.1, p.1-21. VL - 57 IS - 1 U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M1 - Kf;L2 M3 - 381336689 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4393 T1 - A critique of the concept of quasi-physicalism in Akan philosophy A1 - Majeed,Hasskei Mohammed Y1 - 2013/// KW - Akan KW - Ghana KW - philosophy RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 23 EP - 33 JA - African Studies Quarterly: (2013), vol.14, no.1/2, p.23-33. VL - 14 IS - 1/2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - An important feature of recent African philosophical works is the attempt by writers to interpret some key concepts from within the context of specific African cultures. The interpretations of such writers, however, particularly in connection with Akan thought, have not been without problems. One such concept is the concept of a person. From the largely general position that a completely physical conception of the person is inconsistent with Akan cultural beliefs, the precise characterization of the non-physical constituent of the human being has been a source of great controversy. An expression that has of recent times been put forward as descriptive of that constituent is the "quasi-physical". The notion of quasi-physicalism, which considers as existent objects "belonging to a category between the realm of the obviously physical, i.e. those objects that obey the known laws of physics, and the realm of the so-called spiritual", is the brainchild of an Akan philosopher, Kwasi Wiredu, and is also strongly held by Safro Kwame, another Akan philosopher. In line with this philosophy, the 'kra' of a living or dead person is deemed to be quasi-physical. This article attempts an explanation of the notion and argues that it is conceptually flawed in diverse ways, and as such philosophically indefensible. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M1 - Ff;B2 M3 - 383050642 L3 - http://asq.africa.ufl.edu/files/Majeed-2013.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4450 T1 - Abortion regime under the Nigerian criminal jurisprudence : a manmade disaster to human health & human rights A1 - Opara,Victor Nnamdi Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation University of Toronto, 2002 Includes lit.refs Bibliogr.: p. 88-94. - Met noten KW - abortion KW - criminal law KW - dissertations (form) KW - human rights KW - jurisprudence KW - Nigeria RP - NOT IN FILE EP - V, 94 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47670 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 31347348X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4431 T1 - Above the odds : a decade of change for Ugandan women entrepreneurs A1 - Kitakule,Sarah A1 - Snyder,Margaret C. Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. [191]-205. - Met bijl., index KW - small enterprises KW - Uganda KW - women entrepreneurs KW - women farmers KW - women traders RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIII, 221 CY - Trenton, NJ PB - Africa World Press U2 - w44 SN - 1-592-21764-8 pbk : œ17.99 AV - AFRIKA 47749 Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M3 - 332089061 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4373 T1 - Africa : facing human security challenges in the 21st century A1 - Mentan,Tatah Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Met bijl., bibliogr KW - Africa KW - globalization KW - human security KW - social security RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XX, 557 CY - Mankon PB - Langaa Research & Publishing CIG U2 - w44 SN - 995-679111-3 pbk AV - AFRIKA 47506 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 37921668X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4447 T1 - African culture in the global marketplace : the case of folklore and intellectual property in Ghana A1 - Boateng,Akosua Boatema Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral diss. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2002 Bibliogr.: p. 234-245. - Met bijl KW - artisans KW - cultural heritage KW - dissertations KW - Ghana KW - indigenous knowledge KW - intellectual property KW - textiles RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XV, 273 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47668 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 313479291 ER - TY - JFULL ID - 4457 T1 - African journal of international and comparative law = Revue africaine de droit international et compar‚ African journal of international and comparative law = Revue africaine de droit international et compar‚, ISSN 0954-8890 Y1 - 1989/// N1 - Bevat bijdragen in het Engels of het Frans Tijdelijk gestaakt in de jaren 2001, 2002, 2003 en 2004 Verschijnt 2 x per jaar KW - Africa KW - conflict of laws KW - international law KW - law RP - NOT IN FILE JA - African journal of international and comparative law = Revue africaine de droit international et compar‚ U2 - Vol. 1, pt. 1 (March 1989) - vol. 12, no. 4 (2000) ; Vol. 13, pt. 1 (2005) - ... w44 SN - 0954-8890 AV - AFRIKA J-2 Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - (6);34;340.5;341;Ba M3 - 052444279 ER - TY - JFULL ID - 4434 T1 - African review of economics & finance African review of economics and finance, ISSN 2042-1478 Y1 - 2009/// N1 - Verschijnt 2x per jaar RP - NOT IN FILE JA - African review of economics & finance U2 - Vol. 1, no. 1 (2009) - ... w44 SN - 2042-1478 AV - Elektronisch tijdschrift Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 383068169 L3 - http://www.african-review.com/ListofPaper.html ER - TY - JFULL ID - 4435 T1 - African review of economics and finance African review of economics & finance, ISSN 2042-1478 Y1 - 2009/// N1 - Verschijnt 2x per jaar KW - Africa KW - economics RP - NOT IN FILE JA - African review of economics and finance U2 - Vol. 1, no. 1 (2009) - ... w44 SN - 2042-1478 AV - AFRIKA LN61 Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 383067464 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4375 T1 - African stock markets : efficiency and relative predictability A1 - Smith,Graham A1 - Dyakova,Aneta Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Bibliogr., notes, sum KW - Africa KW - economic models KW - financial market RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 258 EP - 275 JA - The South African Journal of Economics: (2014), vol.82, no.2, p.258-275 : graf., tab. VL - 82 IS - 2 U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 378146475 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4456 T1 - Afrikanische Kinowelten : die Dekolonisierung des Blicks A1 - Barlet,Olivier Y1 - 2001/// N1 - Oorspr.uitg.: 1996 Met index, noten KW - cinema KW - film history KW - films KW - Subsaharan Africa RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 311 CY - Bad Honnef PB - Horlemann U2 - w44 T3 - Arte-Edition SN - 3-89502-133-4 kart AV - AFRIKA 47853 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 254084605 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4407 T1 - Alternative mechanisms of justice and deterrence of future atrocities in Uganda A1 - Ahanor,Stella N. Y1 - 2013/// KW - amnesty KW - legal procedure KW - punishment KW - reparations KW - truth and reconciliation commissions KW - Uganda KW - victims RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 325 EP - 361 JA - Journal of African and International Law: (2013), vol.6, no.2, p.325-361. VL - 6 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The northern part of Uganda has been grossly affected by civil war, ongoing for over twenty-five years, and alternative mechanisms of justice, including traditional justice and amnesty, have been adopted in exchange for peace. They have been useful in restoring a measure of peace to the region; however, a closer look reveals that these mechanisms have weaknesses that will in the long run affect the impact they have in the deterrence of future atrocities. They are not sufficient as they lack effective punitive features. One of the ways the offender was punished under the traditional mechanism of justice is through compensation of the victim. However, the offenders have often been too poor to compensate their victims, making the process a non-deterrent. The traditional mechanism of reconciliation has also been ineffective, since it greatly sidelines the retributive aspect of punishment.This paper analyses the theories of punishment and considers whether or not the sanctions meted out by alternative mechanisms of justice are sufficient to satisfy the goals of criminal punishment and consequently deter atrocities. A comprehensive model of justice is outlined and recommended so that the needs of all victims can be met in a more satisfactory way. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M1 - Hf;F1 M3 - 381098842 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4441 T1 - Armutsorientierte landwirtschaftliche und l„ndliche Entwicklung A1 - Brandt,Hartmut A1 - Otzen,Uwe Y1 - 2004/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 305-313. - Met bijl., noten, samenvatting KW - agricultural policy KW - development cooperation KW - poverty reduction KW - rural development KW - Southern Africa KW - Subsaharan Africa RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 342 CY - Baden-Baden PB - Nomos-Verlafgsgesellschaft U2 - w44 SN - 3-8329-0555-3 : EUR 69.00, sfr 117.00 AV - AFRIKA 47750 Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M3 - 260256013 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4443 T1 - Assessing the household impact of microcredit on rural Nigerian women A1 - Falaiye,Caroline A. Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Thesis University of Guelph, 2002 Bibliogr.: p. 167-176. - Met bijl., samenvatting KW - households KW - microfinance KW - Nigeria KW - poverty KW - rural women KW - standard of living KW - theses (form) RP - NOT IN FILE EP - VIII, 229 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47771 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 313497869 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4382 T1 - At issue: what is the matter with African agriculture? A1 - Mutsaers,Henk J.W. A1 - Kleene,Paul W.M. Y1 - 2013/// KW - agricultural development KW - agricultural history KW - farming systems KW - Subsaharan Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 97 EP - 110 JA - African Studies Quarterly: (2013), vol.14, no.1/2, p.97-110. VL - 14 IS - 1/2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The views of forty veterans on sixty years of African agricultural development, published in book form in 2012 and edited by the authors of this article, are analysed against the background of Ren‚ Dumont's epochal publication "LAfrique noire est mal partie". Although some of Dumont's opinions and recommendations are no longer valid, it is striking how many of them are as relevant today as they were fifty years ago. This paper reviews the recent history of agricultural development comparing Dumont's visions and those of the veteran authors from a number of angles, viz. the all-important issue of the strengths and weaknesses of subsistence and family farming, the development pathways of the forest and savannah zones, and the disappointing adoption record of new technology during the past fifty years. Next, prospects for the future are reviewed, as well as the conditions for significant progress in respect of land ownership, farmer organization, education in the widest sense, "chain development" and, perhaps most importantly, dedication, honesty and discipline at all levels. Finally, the often unfavourable role of international aid is reviewed and recent developments are highlighted, in particular the dangerous trend of massive land acquisition by "outside" parties. App., ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ea;E5 M3 - 383065526 L3 - http://asq.africa.ufl.edu/files/Mutsaers-Kleene-2013.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4439 T1 - C'‚tait Senghor A1 - Njami,Simon Y1 - 2006/// N1 - Op de omslag: C'‚tait L‚opold S‚dar Senghor Bibliogr.: p. [317-320]. - Met index, noten KW - biographies (form) KW - France KW - heads of State KW - intellectuals KW - Senegal KW - writers RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 326 CY - [Paris] PB - Fayard U2 - w44 SN - 2-213-62976-5 AV - AFRIKA 47754 Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M3 - 312966741 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4387 T1 - Challenges to the elite exclusion - inclusion dichotomy- reconsidering elite capture in community-based natural resource management A1 - Wong,Sam Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - community participation KW - elite KW - natural resource management RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 379 EP - 391 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.3, p.379-391. VL - 20 IS - 3 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The community-driven, decentralized approach to natural resource management has reached a crossroads. The good governance agenda in the water, forestry, fishery and biodiversity sectors has generated limited success in achieving pro-poor outcomes. In many cases, local elites are to blame for capturing the benefits from the process of democratizing decision-making processes. This paper examines two approaches in the literature which both aim to address elite domination, namely elite exclusion and elite inclusion. The former is a deliberate act to reduce the influence of elites by excluding them from the decision-making process in natural resource management. The latter, in contrast, is a conscious strategy to integrate elites into the use of natural resources in an attempt to redistribute the benefits to poor people via the 'trickle down' effect. This paper argues that the dichotomy of elite inclusion and exclusion is inadequate in understanding the complex local power dynamics in natural resource management. In particular, the binary division fails to address the multiple locations of elites, overlapping institutions and the paradoxes of 'controlled' participatory processes. This paper argues that any strategies to tackle elite capture need to pay attention to the historical, socially embedded and negotiated nature of resource governance arrangements. The paper focuses on Africa. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ba;D2 M3 - 383064473 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841800 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4399 T1 - China's 'win-win' cooperation : unpacking the impact of infrastructure-for-resources deals in Africa A1 - Alves,Ana Cristina Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - China KW - infrastructure KW - international economic relations KW - loans KW - natural resources RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 207 EP - 226 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.2, p.207-226 : tab. VL - 20 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper discusses China's use of infrastructure-for-resources loans in Africa as a win-win economic cooperation tool. This formula, offering generous loans for infrastructure in exchange for resource access, came into being largely as a default cooperation tool, inspired by China's own domestic experience, its competitive advantages and Africa's receptivity to this kind of barter deal. Embodying the principle of mutual benefit, China has consistently combined the extension of financial assistance for infrastructure construction in Africa with the expansion of Chinese business interests and the pursuit of resource security goals. The analysis focuses on whether this instrument is actually promoting African development or fuelling instead China's economic growth at the expense of African economies. The author argues that the impact has been mixed. Although there are some meaningful positive signs, many challenges persist, and as such the long-term developmental impact of this particular tool remains uncertain. The responsibility to ensure a positive outcome rests, however, on the African side as much as on China. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ba;E2 M3 - 383044863 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.811337 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4396 T1 - China-Uganda and the question of mutual benefits A1 - Warmerdam,Ward A1 - Dijk,Meine Pieter van Y1 - 2013/// KW - Chinese KW - economic conditions KW - enterprises KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 271 EP - 295 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.2, p.271-295 : graf., tab. VL - 20 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper investigates the benefits of Chinese companies to the Ugandan economy using data gathered during fieldwork in Kampala. Potential contributions to the Ugandan economy are analysed through a number of economic and managerial factors, and their determinants. This paper shows that potential benefits vary on the basis of sector, investment size and ECCO registration. The potential harm caused by one sector in particular is indicated. The paper presents recommendations regarding how potential benefits can be maximised and harm reduced. Given the increased presence of Chinese enterprises in Africa, these findings are relevant to African policymakers and academics. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Hf;E1 M3 - 383044898 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.811339 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4451 T1 - Christianity, Islam and political culture : lessons from sub-Saharan Africa in comparative perspective A1 - Dowd,Robert Alfred Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral Dissertation University of California, Los Angeles Bibliogr.: p. 207-218. - Met bijl., noten, samenvatting KW - Catholic Church KW - Christianity KW - Church and State KW - democracy KW - dissertations (form) KW - Islam KW - Kenya KW - Subsaharan Africa RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XVI, 218 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47760 Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M3 - 313470251 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4410 T1 - Commerce with the universe : Africa, India, and the Afrasian imagination A1 - Desai,Gaurav Gajanan Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. [269]-276. - Met index, noten KW - Asians KW - culture contact KW - East Africa KW - globalization KW - literature KW - migration RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIV, 291 CY - New York PB - Columbia University Press U2 - w44 N2 - Contents: Ocean and narration -- Old world orders: Amitav Ghosh and the writing of nostalgia -- Post-Manichaean aesthetics: Asian texts and lives -- Through Indian eyes: travel and the performance of ethnicity -- Commerce as romance: Mehta, Madhvani, Manji -- Lighting a candle on Mount Kilimanjaro: partnering with Nyerere -- Anti anti-Asianism and the politics of dissent: M.G. Vassanji's 'The gunny sack' -- Coda: Entangled lives. Inside book jacket: Reading the life narratives and literary texts of South Asians writing in East Africa, Gaurav Desai builds a new history of Africa's encounter with slavery, colonialism, migration, nationalism, development, and globalization. Rather than approach literature and culture from a nation-centered perspective, Desai connects the medieval trade routes of the Islamicate empire, the early independence movements galvanized in part by Gandhi's southern African experiences, the invention of new ethnic nationalisms, and the rise of plural, multiethnic nations to the fertile exchange taking place across the Indian Ocean AV - AFRIKA 47692 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 38013537X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4442 T1 - Competitiveness of maize from western Kenya and Eastern Uganda in Kisumu Town of Kenya A1 - Awuor,Thomas Maurice Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Thesis submitted to Michigan State University, 2003 Bibliogr.: p. 92-93. - Met bijl KW - agricultural marketing KW - agricultural production KW - competition KW - dissertations (form) KW - Kenya KW - maize KW - privatization KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XI, 93 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47758 Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M3 - 313498504 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4452 T1 - Competitiveness of SMEs : the influence of entrepreneur's characteristics and firm's operational strategies : case study of Egypt A1 - Kazem,Amira Ibrahim Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment Maastricht School of Management and Maastricht University Bibliogr.: p. 136-139. - Met noten, samenvatting KW - business organization KW - competition KW - dissertations (form) KW - Egypt KW - entrepreneurs KW - small enterprises RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XI, 139 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47759 Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M3 - 313470219 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4433 T1 - Counter-currents : experiments in sustainability in the Cape Town region A1 - Pieterse,Edgar A. Y1 - 2010/// N1 - Met index, noten KW - South Africa KW - sustainable development KW - urban development KW - urban housing KW - urban planning KW - urban transport RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 273 CY - Johannesburg PB - Jacana Media U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Cape Town (South Africa) is undergoing a growth spurt driven along by both public and private sector investments. Amidst the expansion of real estate, a number of important counter currents are afoot (as plans or interventions or sometimes, only dreams) which represent both a critique of unimaginative urban growth and hold the seeds for putting Cape Town onto a unique and culturally resonant growth path. Based on the case of Cape Town, this book explores the politics and pragmatics of urban sustainability. It showcases bold urban development initiatives by the both the State and the private sector. Contributing authors to the volume include: Mokena Makeka, Gita Goven, Barbara Southworth, Andrew Boraine, Luyanda Mpahlwa, Nisa Mammon, Lucien Le Grange, Iain Low, Karen Press, Jane Alexander, Ashraf Jamal, AbdouMaliq Simone, David Dewar, Mark Swilling. [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 1-7700-9795-3 hbk : œ24.95 AV - AFRIKA 47757 Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M3 - 326860576 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4428 T1 - C“te d'Ivoire : the conundrum of a still wretched of the earth A1 - Araoye,Ademola Y1 - 2012/// N1 - Met index, noten KW - 1990-1999 KW - 2000-2009 KW - civil wars KW - C“te d'Ivoire KW - elections KW - foreign intervention KW - France RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XXII, 504 CY - Trenton, NJ [etc.] PB - Africa World Press U2 - w44 N2 - Foreword: the ineptitude of an African bourgeoisie and the menace of French imperialism: the disintegration of a postcolonial African state by Ntongela Masilela; Introduction: the conundrum of post colonial African states; The burdens of geography, history, and economy; Hegemonic interests, intermesticity, and the Ivorian peace process ; France in the Ivorian conflict; The Pretoria accord, the Ouagadougou political agreement and the breaking of the Ivorian logjam; The transformed context of the Ivorian crisis; The ghosts of Linas-Marcoussis and the presidential elections; The elections to close the Ivorian crisis; Epilogue: still the struggle of the wretched of the earth SN - 1-592-21863-6 AV - AFRIKA 47484 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 378130943 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4408 T1 - Cross-border legal practice in the East African community : prospects and challenges from the Tanzanian position A1 - Gastorn,Kennedy Y1 - 2013/// KW - East Africa KW - East African Community KW - freedom of movement KW - legal practitioners KW - Tanzania RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 277 EP - 323 JA - Journal of African and International Law: (2013), vol.6, no.2, p.277-323. VL - 6 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The East African Community (EAC) partner states have embarked on a process of embracing cross border legal practice. This paper discusses cross border legal practice, primarily from the point of view of Tanzania, one of the member states of the EAC. Cross border legal practice is part of the free movement of services, and implies that a situation where an advocate admitted in one of the EAC partner states is allowed to practice in all other EAC partner states. Ordinarily, greater integration culminates into freer movement of services and accordingly greater mobility of advocates, mergers of law firms or similar synergies within the region. Cross border legal practice may take various forms such as temporary provision of legal services across borders. This may include scenarios where permission may be granted for an advocate to appear in court in the host country under the direction of a local advocate; acting as a legal consultant on foreign law; setting up of law firms in the host country, which include mergers; becoming a member of the host country bar either through an examination or through mutual recognition; and arbitration work where a lawyer is permitted to represent any client before an arbitration tribunal in any other partner state. The demand for a wider opening of the Tanzanian market to other EAC lawyers brings existing concerns to the fore. Current efforts to achieve cross border legal practice are also analyzed in the paper and the author examines current national regimes within the EAC and the EU, on how a non national may practice law as a basis for moving towards EAC cross border legal practice. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M1 - Ha;F1 M3 - 381097870 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4409 T1 - Dancing with the gods : essays in Ga ritual A1 - Kilson,Marion Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 143-145. - Met index, noten KW - articles (form) KW - customs KW - Ga KW - Ghana KW - rituals RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XI, 148 CY - Lanham PB - University Press of America U2 - w44 SN - 0-7618-5997-7 AV - AFRIKA 47695 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 380219670 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4437 T1 - Debating form and substance in Africa's new governance models A1 - Oloka-Onyango,J. A1 - Muwanga,Nansozi K. Y1 - 2007/// N1 - Met bibliogr., index, noten KW - Africa KW - democratization KW - elections KW - Ghana KW - governance KW - Kenya KW - legitimacy KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIII, 255 CY - Kampala PB - Fountain Publishers U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This book is the outcome of a conference on Africa's new models of governance held in Uganda in 2006. The discussion focused on four thematic areas: the concept and practice of democracy; the language and rhetoric of politics; electoral processes in Africa; and the sources of political legitimacy. Contents: Assessing Africa's new governance models (Adebayo Olukoshi); Legal perspectives on the search for legitimacy in African governance systems (Mulela M. Munalula); Reflections on the language and logic of good governance and its application in the African context (Cheryl Hendricks); In search of legitimate governance and electoral substance: from theory to practice (Onalenna D. Selolwane); Constitutional engineering and elections as sources of legitimacy in post-Cold War America (Kassahun Berhanu); Electoral processes in Uganda: from individual merit to multi-party democracy (Sallie K. Simba); Bananas and oranges! : ethnicity and failed constitutional reform in Kenya (Karuti Kanyinga ); Sustainable electoral process and governance in Africa: some lessons from Ghana (Felix K.G. Anebo); Democratic governance in Africa: towards common values and standards (Eddy Maloka); Not yet democracy, not yet peace! : assessing rhetoric and reality in contemporary Africa (Joe Oloka-Onyango). Books abstract SN - 9970-02690-9 AV - AFRIKA 47265 Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 376759275 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4421 T1 - Decentralized planning for pre-conflict and post-conflict management in the Bawku Municipal Assembly in Ghana A1 - Aasoglenang,Thaddeus Arkum A1 - Baataar,Cuthbert Y1 - 2012/// KW - conflict resolution KW - decentralization KW - development planning KW - Ghana KW - governance KW - local government RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 63 EP - 79 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.63-79 : fig., graf., tab. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Decentralized governance in Ghana is aimed at promoting development, but this intention is marred to some extent by communal conflicts. This paper focuses on the case of Bawku Municipality. It examines the role of the Municipal Assembly in communal conflicts and how it endeavours to overcome these conflicts. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select institutions and respondents for interviews. The study reveals that the Assembly has not been able to implement its Development Plans due to continuing conflicts. The dynamics of conflict indicate that the feuding factions have maintained their opposing positions. Besides, the Assembly has never prepared any conflict management plan in order to address the recurrent conflicts. The study concludes that a collaborative approach, though difficult, is a better option for conflict management between feuding factions. The Assembly also needs to design conflict management strategies, strengthen the capacity of the Municipal Planning and Coordinating Unit, and adopt decentralized institutional arrangements for conflict monitoring and evaluation. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Ff;E1 M3 - 381985156 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4416 T1 - Democracy and prebendalism in Nigeria : critical interpretations A1 - Adebanwi,Wale A1 - Obadare,Ebenezer Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Met bibliogr., bijl., index, noten KW - democracy KW - Nigeria KW - patronage KW - political systems RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XVI, 300 CY - Basingstoke PB - Palgrave Macmillan U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Celebrating the original publication of Richard Joseph's seminal book "Democracy and prebendal politics in Nigeria" (1987), this collective volume brings together leading scholars of Nigeria to engage with the nation's experiments and experience with liberal democracy since the 1980s. The chapters in the first part examine governance and the political economy of prebendalism (or neopatrimonialism): The roots of neopatrimonialism: opposition politics and popular consent in southwest Nigeria (Leena Hoffmann and Insa Nolte); Prebendalism and the people: the price of petrol at the pump (Jane I. Guyer and LaRay Denzer; Prebendal politics and federal governance in Nigeria (Rotimi T. Suberu); Elite competition, institutional change, and political responsibility (E. Remi Aiyede); Beyond prebendal politics: class and political struggles in postcolonial Nigeria ('Kunle Amuwo); Positions of security and the security of position: bureaucratic prebendalism inside the State (Olly Owen). In part two, four authors examine how identity politics is (re)constructed through prebendalism: Hausa traditional culture, Islam, and democracy: historical perspectives on three political traditions (Muhammed S. Umar); Mediating justice: youths, media, and "affective justice" in the politics of Northern Nigeria (Conerly Casey); Ethno-regionalism and the origins of federalism in Nigeria (Olufemi Vaughan); The precariousness of prebendalism (David Pratten). [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 1-13-728076-X hbk : œ55.00 AV - AFRIKA 47244 Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Fn;D2 M3 - 345773446 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4368 T1 - Developing materials for a digital library gallery A1 - Foley,Catherine Y1 - 2014/// KW - electronic resources KW - Internet KW - Islam KW - West Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 83 EP - 90 JA - Islamic Africa: (2014), vol.5, no.1, p.83-90. VL - 5 IS - 1 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This essay explores how scholars working on "Pluralism and Adaptation in the Islamic Practice of Senegal and Ghana", a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research project, partnered with a digital humanities centre to create freely available online digital collections to enhance research, teaching, and learning about West African Islam. By looking closely at the development of one of these online galleries, Professor David Robinson's "Failed Islamic States in the Senegambia", the author examines how materials are prepared for this type of web presentation. Specifically, the essay reviews the efforts of subject experts in describing and cataloging multimedia collections so that users understand the context in which the primary source materials were created, as well as the overarching purpose of the digital collections. She also describes the technology and standards used for storing, retrieving, and displaying interviews, documents, and images in this collection. In short, the essay provides insight into the processes and challenges by which field and archival research data are transformed into contextualized web resources useful for learning about and researching Africa and Islam. Ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M1 - Fa;A4;B1 M3 - 383088585 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5192/21540993050183 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4402 T1 - Dictionaries and discourses of deviance: changing lexical representations of 'moffie' and the reorganisation of sexual categories among Afrikaans speakers during the second half of the twentieth century A1 - Pieterse,Jimmy Y1 - 2013/// KW - Afrikaans language KW - dictionaries KW - homosexuality KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 618 EP - 637 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2013), vol.65, no.4, p.618-637. VL - 65 IS - 4 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article has as its aim to demonstrate that successive editors of descriptive dictionaries such as the Handwoordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal (HAT) were instrumental in the shaping and reshaping of idealized Afrikaner masculinity during much of the second half of the twentieth century. Moreover, it seeks to show how the term 'moffie', through processes of definition and redefinition, came to form part of a discourse of power, dominance and control that reinforced the ideals of a patriarchal State, and ultimately how its meaning came to be renegotiated as ideals of masculinity changed along with the shifting sands of State (re)formation. Changing meanings assigned to the word 'moffie' mirrored shifting attitudes towards homosexuality, specifically towards male homosexuals.The article further seeks to demonstrate how idealized masculinity was conceptualized and reconceptualized by means of the definition and redefinition of its deviant opposite/s. Methodologically, this is achieved by triangulating three sets of data: (1) unpacking changing lexical representations of the word 'moffie' and comparing these to (2) contemporary narratives sourced from the popular print media and (3) ethnography. The author argues that this allows a better understanding of the reorganization of sexual categories among Afrikaans-speakers, as well as changes in the gendered ordering of Afrikaner society during the second half of the twentieth century. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Kf;C1;K1 M3 - 383031532 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4440 T1 - Economic development of Botswana : facets, policies, problems and prospects A1 - Siphambe,Happy Kufigwa Y1 - 2005/// N1 - Met bibliogr., index, noten KW - agriculture KW - Botswana KW - development plans KW - economic development KW - economic policy KW - employment KW - fiscal policy KW - industrial development KW - mining KW - monetary policy KW - rural development RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 288 CY - Gaborone PB - Bay Publishing U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This collective volume reflects on the Botswana economy and its growth achievements, with special attention to policies and prospects for the economy in the longer term. Chapters: Botswana economy: an overvierw (N. Narayana et al.); National development plans in Botswana (Benjamin K. Acquah); Macroeconomic policies for development in Botswana (Lekgatlhamang Setlhare); Financial sector development in Botswana (M. Thomas Paul and G.R. Motlaleng); Fiscal system and policy in Botswana (Christopher Mupimpila); The roles of the public and private sectors in the Botswana economy (Imogen Bonolo Mogotsi); Agriculture and rural development in Botswana (Patricia M. Makepe); Growth and performance of the mining sector (Joel Sentsho); Industrial development in Botswana (Stephen M. Kapunda and Oluyele Akinkugbe); The small and micro enterprises, and the challenges of employment creation in Botswana (M.S. Mukras and Monica Seemule); Human development in Botswana: issues and problems (N. Narayana, Happy K. Siphambe and Malebogo Bakwena); Poverty and unemployment in Botswana (Happy K. Siphambe); Issues of the environment and development in Botswana (Christopher Mupimpila and Mogakalodi Rathedi); International trade, balance fof payments and exchange rate policy (G.R. Motlaleng and Oluyele Akinkugbe); Botswana in the context of regional economy (Joel Sentsho and Botswiri Oupa Tsheko); Economic prospects for Botswana: policy choices (Joel Sentsho et al.). [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 99912-5615-6 AV - AFRIKA 47756 Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M3 - 31296529X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4392 T1 - Ethiopia's role in South Sudan's march to independence, 1955-1991 A1 - Yihun,Belete Belachew Y1 - 2013/// KW - Ethiopia KW - foreign policy KW - international conflicts KW - international relations KW - South Sudan KW - Sudan RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 35 EP - 54 JA - African Studies Quarterly: (2013), vol.14, no.1/2, p.35-54. VL - 14 IS - 1/2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The existing literature on South Sudan's march to independence in 2011 ascribes this development to the internal problems in the Sudan and successive rebellions of the subjugated southerners. Departing from this customary trend, this article analyses the situation in the context of the conflict between Ethiopia and the Sudan and how the process ultimately led to the disintegration of the two major States in northeast Africa. Allying with regional and global powers-to-be, the two States engaged extensively in actions designed to bring about the disintegration of the other. Both the imperial regime and the military junta (the Derg) have accused Sudan of intervening in the internal affairs of Ethiopia by sponsoring the cause of Eritrean secessionism. The article recounts the retaliatory measures the Ethiopian regime executed against Sudan's intervention in Eritrea. Apart from labelling the Sudan the number one enemy of the State, the imperial regime went as far as being involved in a plot to topple Nimeiri from power. The Derg's response came by way of giving unconditional support to the SPLM/A. The end result was the chronic internal turmoil in the two countries and their ultimate partial disintegration. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M1 - Da;D3 M3 - 383052823 L3 - http://asq.africa.ufl.edu/files/Yihun-2013.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4448 T1 - Expanding the discourse on grassroots provision of basic education in Kenya : listening to the voices from the village of Emgoin A1 - Lelei,Macrina Chelagat Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral Dissertation University of Pittsburgh, PA, 2002 Bibliogr.: p. 268-276. - Met samenvatting KW - access to education KW - dissertations (form) KW - Kenya KW - rural areas KW - schools RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIII, 276 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47762 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 313478724 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4429 T1 - Eyes and mist A1 - Tariku,Abas Etenesh Y1 - 2012/// KW - Ethiopia KW - novels (form) RP - NOT IN FILE EP - V, 350 CY - Addis Ababa PB - Rehobot Printers U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA Lit.9734 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 377562734 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4378 T1 - Facing the conundrum : how useful is the "developmental state" concept in South Africa? A1 - Burger,Philippe Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Bibliogr., notes, sum KW - development planning KW - social security KW - South Africa KW - State RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 159 EP - 180 JA - The South African Journal of Economics: (2014), vol.82, no.2, p.159-180 : graf., tab. VL - 82 IS - 2 U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 378146335 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4411 T1 - Faith in empire : religion, politics, and colonial rule in French Senegal, 1880-1940 A1 - Foster,Elizabeth Ann Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. [239]-261. - Met index, noten KW - Catholic Church KW - Church and State KW - colonial period KW - colonialism KW - France KW - Islam KW - missions KW - Senegal RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIV, 270 CY - Stanford, CA PB - Stanford University Press U2 - w44 N2 - To mock a nun: religion and politics in Senegal's coastal communes, 1882-1890 -- Rivalry in translation: Catholicism, Islam, and French rule of the North-West Sereer, 1890-1900 -- 'The storm approaches': Laicit‚ and West Africa, 1901-1910 -- Proving patriotism: Catholic missionaries and the First World War in Senegal -- An ambiguous monument: Dakar's colonial cathedral of the Souvenir Africain -- Civilization, custom, and controversy: Catholic conversion and French rule in Senegal -- Conclusion: the limits of civilizing, 1936-1940 SN - 0-8047-8380-2 AV - AFRIKA 47697 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 38013523X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4406 T1 - From preservation to commodification of culture : interrogating the nature of protection accorded to cultural property under the intellectual property regime in Africa A1 - Oyewunmi,Adejoke Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - copyright KW - cultural heritage KW - intellectual property KW - Nigeria KW - patents KW - trademarks RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 363 EP - 389 JA - Journal of African and International Law: (2013), vol.6, no.2, p.363-389. VL - 6 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The cultural heritage of a nation is valuable as a source of social and cultural identity and as a facilitator of cultural exchange and global creative diversity. Where effectively harnessed, cultural heritage also contributes to the economic well-being of societies. New possibilities for exploitation and commercialization have been heightened by the emergence of advanced technological processes in diverse fields; in this way, aspects of cultural heritage have become marketable products and commodities that are bought and sold in global markets. These developments have necessitated a shift from a strict adherence to the preservation and safeguarding of culture in its authentic cultural context to a more liberal approach which facilitates development and trade. The imperative of a different approach is dictated by the need to better legally reposition custodians of cultural expressions, knowledge and practices. The paper highlights the challenge of identifying a system most suitable to do this and examines the evolution of protection systems of cultural property under African regional protection systems, in contrast to evolving international regimes for the protection of traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) and traditional knowledge (TK). The paper further interrogates the extent to which the existing framework of the Nigerian intellectual property system safeguards protection of cultural rights, and draws lessons from other jurisdictions to strengthen the position of owners of TK and TCEs to benefit better from the exploitation of their culture. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M1 - Ba;Fn;F1 M3 - 381099636 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4381 T1 - Ghanaian journal of economics : a journal fo the Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Verschijnt 2x per jaar KW - economics KW - Ghana RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 23 CY - Johannesburg PB - Central Printing Unit, University of the Witwatersrand U2 - w44 SN - 2309-8945 AV - AFRIKA LN60 Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ff M3 - 383066743 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4383 T1 - Global opening for Hungary: new beginning for Hungarian African policy? A1 - Tarr¢sy,Istv n A1 - Morenth,P‚ter Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - foreign policy KW - Hungary KW - international relations KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 77 EP - 96 JA - African Studies Quarterly: (2013), vol.14, no.1/2, p.77-96. VL - 14 IS - 1/2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Following the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union it held between January and June 2011, the Hungarian government introduced a new foreign policy strategy of "Global Opening". As part of this strategic concept, Hungary intends to revitalize linkages with countries of sub-Saharan Africa with which it once had intensive relations, in particular during the bipolar era. For the first time since the change of the political system in 1989, Africa-related concepts also have been included in plans fostered by the government that has held office since 2010. This paper addresses the issue of relations between Hungary and Africa. It first gives an overview of historic ties between hUngary and African countries. Second, it analyses the current potential for Hungarian involvement in Africa, especially after the Budapest Africa Forum of June 2013, with a focus on HungarianSouth African relations as the most thriving framework of cooperation. Finally, it touches upon issues of a long-term strategic Hungarian policy towards Africa. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ba;Kf;D3 M3 - 383065119 L3 - http://asq.africa.ufl.edu/files/Tarr¢sy-Morenth-2013.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4369 T1 - Gulf charities in Africa A1 - Kaag,Mayke Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 92-93. - Met noten Overdr. uit: Gulf charities and Islamic philanthropy in the "age of terror" and beyond / edited by Robert Lacey and Jonathan Benthall ; p. 79-94 KW - Africa KW - charities KW - Gulf States KW - Islam RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 9 CY - Berlin PB - Gerlach U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Gulf charities have expanded their reach to other countries and continents, including some of the poorest regions of the world. This chapter discusses the work of Gulf charities in Africa. After giving a broad historical and geographical overview of the presence of charities from the Gulf in Africa, and a brief discussion of the variety of local African contexts in which they are working, it looks into both constraints and opportunities and considers what this may mean for the (near) future. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA Overdr.1520 Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 383071801 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4432 T1 - Herrschaft und Armut in "Žthiopien" : "Žthiopien" : "Supermacht" am Horn von Afrika : Untersuchung zur Dominanz von St„mmen, Herrschaft, Unterdruckung, Diskriminierung und Armut A1 - Omar,Musa Mohammad Y1 - 2010/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 143-149. - Met noten KW - Afar KW - Christianity KW - country studies (form) KW - Eritrea KW - Ethiopia KW - Islam KW - monarchy KW - Northeast Africa KW - Oromo KW - political history KW - poverty KW - Somalia KW - war RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 149 CY - Berlin PB - Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin (WVB) U2 - w44 SN - 978-3-86573-509-6 AV - AFRIKA 47879 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 328417122 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4395 T1 - IBSA : fading out or forging a common vision? A1 - Al Doyaili,Sarah A1 - Freytag,Andreas A1 - Draper,Peter Y1 - 2013/// KW - Brazil KW - India KW - South Africa KW - South-South relations RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 297 EP - 310 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.2, p.297-310. VL - 20 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The India, Brazil and South Africa Dialogue Forum (IBSA) established in 2003 brings together three like-minded, democratic, market economies of multi-cultural and multi-ethnic character, sharing a broadly similar economic, political and development situation. At the time of its formation IBSA was widely regarded as representing a novel form of South-South cooperation, transcending older models rooted in the logic of North-South confrontation in the post-colonial, Cold War world. However, now, as the respective countries prepare for their tenth anniversary summit in India, the forum seems to face a growing sense of irrelevance, perhaps even an existential crisis. There has been a proliferation of other forums - notably BRICS and the G20 - which means that IBSA needs to differentiate itself if it is to endure. This paper suggests a common vision for IBSA, based on the concept of international liberalism, implying an open international market, well-regulated capital markets and tailored domestic policies such as social policy, health policy and education policy, may well increase the weight IBSA can gain in different international forums. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Kf;D4 M3 - 383044901 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.811340 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4413 T1 - Identit‚s, ressources naturelles et conflits en RDC : d‚fis m‚thodologiques et voies de sortie? : actes du colloque organis‚ par la facult‚ des sciences sociales, politiques et administratives de l'universit‚ de Lubumbashi du 15 au 16 avril 2013 A1 - Ngoie Tshibambe,Germain Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Met bijl., noten KW - 2013 KW - civil wars KW - conference papers (form) KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - ethnicity KW - identity KW - natural resources RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 233 CY - Paris PB - L'Harmattan U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available T3 - G‚opolitique mondiale N2 - Ces actes du colloque sur le thŠme 'Identit‚s, ressources naturelles et conflits en RDC', tenu … Lubumbashi les 15 et 16 avril 2013, abordent la probl‚matique des conflits congolais dans le cadre global de la r‚gion des Grands Lacs. On explique les conflits en les renvoyant … des explosions des revendications identitaires (le primordialisme) ou en les liant au couple "envie-frustration" (le modŠle de 'greed-grievance' de Paul Collier), soit l'approche ‚cologique des conflits. Les chapitres examinent la permanence des conflits dans l'Est de la RDC (article en anglais: Theorizing the conflicts in Eastern Congo) (Kenneth Omeje), le rapport entre identit‚s ethniques, ressources naturelles et conflit (Tshiyembe Mwayila), le nationalisme congolais (Donatien Dibwe dia Mwembu), les m‚canismes internationaux du maintien de la paix en RDC (Kadony Nguway Kpalaingu), la g‚opolitique de l'eau (Germain Ngoie Tshibambe), le conflit en rapport avec l'exploitation du caoutchouc (C‚sar Nkuku Nkonde), les d‚fis de l'int‚gration r‚gionale (Paulin Ndabereye Nzita M'Mugambi), les migrations … l'Est de la RDC et le cas des Banyarwanda (Koko Sadiki), le choix d'appartenance au clan ou … la nation (Gilbert Malemba N'sakila), une approche sociologique des conflits (Gabriel Kalaba Mutabusha), la gestion de l'ordre public (Emmanuel M. Banywesize), et les conflits identitaires au Katanga (Jean-Raymond Muyumba Maila). [R‚sum‚ ASC Leiden] SN - 2-343-01815-4 AV - AFRIKA 47210 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Gj;D1 M3 - 375495878 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4453 T1 - In the shadow of the vine : child labor in post apartheid South Africa A1 - Levine,Susan Lauren Y1 - 2002/// N1 - Doctoral Dissertation Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 2000 Bibliogr.: p. 190-206. - Met bijl., noten, samenvatting KW - 1990-1999 KW - agricultural workers KW - child labour KW - dissertations (form) KW - South Africa KW - viticulture RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIX, 216 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47763 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 313447888 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4445 T1 - Irrigation management transfer from the irrigation authority SAED to farmers at Kassack North in Senegal A1 - Gnoumou,Yazon Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral Dissertation University of Wisconsin, Madison Bibliogr.: p.: 171-175. - Met bijl., samenvatting KW - dissertations (form) KW - farmers KW - irrigation KW - popular participation KW - river basins KW - Senegal KW - water management RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIII, 183 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47764 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 313488320 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4389 T1 - Is environmentally sustainable and inclusive growth possible? Sub-Saharan Africa and emerging global norms on development A1 - Qobo,Mzukisi Y1 - 2013/// KW - economic development KW - South Africa KW - Subsaharan Africa KW - sustainable development RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 339 EP - 356 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.3, p.339-356. VL - 20 IS - 3 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper critically reviews the debates on environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive growth with specific focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It observes that, even considering its inherent limits, the discourse on growth is still imprisoned by the Washington Consensus mode of thinking. There have been attempts by various institutions and commissions appointed by heads of government to take the debate forward, but a lack of commonly agreed global norms undermines prospects for shifts in thinking. Nonetheless, countries need to undertake such efforts if there is to be any meaningful deliberation on environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive growth. In this regard, the paper also examines the strengths and weaknesses of efforts undertaken by South Africa thus far. Policy emphases on the role of the state and structural transformation that predominate in debates in formal institutions in the African continent are insufficient. This paper explores what is possible. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ea;E1 M3 - 383064457 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841799 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4367 T1 - Islamic Africa: a select, annotated webography A1 - Limb,Peter Y1 - 2014/// KW - Africa KW - bibliographies (form) KW - electronic resources KW - Internet KW - Islam KW - West Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 91 EP - 102 JA - Islamic Africa: (2014), vol.5, no.1, p.91-102. VL - 5 IS - 1 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - In this brief essay and webography, the author indicates ways to pursue the themes of Islamic Africa on the Web. Digital and online libraries about Islam and West Africa, and more broadly about the history and culture of predominantly Islamic parts of Africa, have been steadily growing in the last few years. To assist readers of Islamic Africa to appreciate the span of these rapidly expanding resources and their depth and usefulness, and hopefully to make use of them in learning or researching Islam in Africa, the author presents this select survey of digital resources. Ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M1 - Fa;A1;B1 M3 - 383088860 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5192/21540993050191 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4405 T1 - Judicial imbalance in the application of Islamic personal law in Nigeria : making a case for legislative reforms A1 - Yekini,Abubakri O. Y1 - 2013/// KW - courts KW - customary law KW - Islamic law KW - Nigeria KW - private law RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 391 EP - 417 JA - Journal of African and International Law: (2013), vol.6, no.2, p.391-417. VL - 6 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Islamic law was institutionalized as a legal system in Nigeria in the early part of the nineteenth century. Today, Islamic personal law in particular has been given constitutional recognition and applies to all Muslims in Nigeria. However, in southern Nigeria its application has diminished significantly due to a failure to recognize the difference between personal and territorial law and in some cases a prejudice exists against Islamic law. The situation in southern Nigeria is attributed to the attitude of the Muslims of that region who prefer customary laws and institutions of the indigeneous people living there. The author presents a case of the Supreme Court in southern Nigeria in which it has stated that Islamic law is not in force in any part of the southern part of the country. When Islam came to the region, the people accepted the faith, but at the same time did not leave their customary laws unpracticed. The author explains the problems regarding the application of Islamic personal law in the south and gives some recommendations regarding a legislative intervention to regulate the application of personal systems of law in Nigeria. He advises that the courts approach Islamic personal law as a personal and not a territorial law. The author also advises Muslims to state expressly in their will that they adhere to Islamic law. An Independent Shariah Panel as well as a Shariah courts should be set up where Muslims can put their cases to and adjudicate on questions of Islamic personal law. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M1 - Fn;F3 M3 - 38118496X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4379 T1 - L'‚cole gabonaise en d‚bat : regards crois‚s sur une institution sociale import‚e A1 - Quentin de Mongaryas,Romaric Franck Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Met bibliogr., noten, samenvattingen KW - educational policy KW - educational reform KW - educational systems KW - Gabon RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 306 CY - Paris PB - L'Harmattan U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available T3 - tudes africaines Etudes africaines N2 - Au Gabon, l'‚cole moderne est une ‚manation du systŠme colonial. Cependant, aprŠs plus de 50 ans d'ind‚pendance, il n'existe pas suffisamment d'‚crits scientifiques sur l'‚cole gabonaise, surtout dans le contexte actuel de crise multidimensionnelle et de r‚forme en cours depuis les derniers tats G‚n‚raux de l'ducation, de la Recherche et de l'Ad‚quation Formation-Emploi tenus les 17 et 18 mai 2010 et la promulgation de la loi no. 21/2011 du 14 f‚vrier 2012 portant orientation g‚n‚rale de l'‚ducation, de la formation et de la recherche. Le pr‚sent ouvrage offre des regards pluridisciplinaires sur le d‚veloppement et le fonctionnement de l'‚cole gabonaise d'aujourd'hui, tout en se r‚f‚rant au pass‚, et en esquissant des perspectives pour l'avenir. Contributeurs: Jean-G‚rard Abambole, Dany Daniel Bekale, Vincent Essono Assoumou, Boureima Guindo Samba, Julien Ibouanga, Yvette Moussounda, Armel Nguimbi, Alphonse-Donald Nze-Waghe, Olga Th‚resia Nzemo Biyoghe, Gal‚di Nzey, et Romaric Franck Quentin de Mongaryas. [R‚sum‚ ASC Leiden] SN - 978-2-343-02536-0 AV - AFRIKA 47217 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Gh;G1 M3 - 375435417 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4377 T1 - Law and finance revisited : evidence from African countries A1 - Fowowe,Babajide Y1 - 2014/// N1 - App., bibliogr., notes, sum KW - Africa KW - economic development KW - finance KW - financial conditions KW - law RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 193 EP - 208 JA - The South African Journal of Economics: (2014), vol.82, no.2, p.193-208 : tab. VL - 82 IS - 2 U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 378146394 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4403 T1 - Legal issues on E-commerce development in West-Africa : a review of the draft guidelines on the protection of personal data in the UEMOA-ECOWAS space A1 - Feyi-Sobanjo,Olufeyian T. Y1 - 2013/// KW - commercial law KW - ECOWAS KW - Ghana KW - Internet KW - Nigeria KW - trade KW - Union Economique et Mon‚taire Ouest-Africaine KW - West Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 443 EP - 474 JA - Journal of African and International Law: (2013), vol.6, no.2, p.443-474 : tab. VL - 6 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The volume of electronic transactions in the UEMOA and ECOWAS regions is currently low. Identified obstacles to electronic commerce development in the West African region include the inadequacy of regulations relating to legal recognition of data messages and recognition of electronic signatures and the absence of specific legal rules protecting online consumers and data. To overcome these obstacles and create an enabling legal environment to facilitate intra-regional commercial activities and attract foreign investments into the region, the ECOWAS and some of its member nations including Nigeria and Ghana have created their own version of a legal framework for e-commerce. This article reviews the ECOWAS e-commerce guidelines and assesses its adequacy in overcoming the legal challenges to e-commerce development in the region. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M1 - Fa;A4;F1 M3 - 381237222 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4371 T1 - Localizing Fulbe architecture A1 - DeLancey,Mark Dike Y1 - 2014/// KW - architecture KW - Cameroon KW - Fulani KW - identity RP - NOT IN FILE JA - Islamic Africa: (2014), vol.5, no.1, p.1-43 : ill., krt., foto's. VL - 5 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Fulbe architecture of the Adamawa Region, Cameroon, and the Fouta Djallon region, Guinea, bear many formal similarities. Fulbe in northern Cameroon often point to architectural form as a marker of ethnic identity. Scholars have also perceived ethnicity, as well as Islam, as central to analyzing Fulbe architecture, drawing upon a now-outdated understanding of 'pulaaku', or Fulbeness. This article argues that those studying Fulbe architecture must recognize the shift in Fulbe studies from an emphasis on a unitary identity to its malleability. The Fulbe should more appropriately be perceived, especially in the realm of permanent architecture, as extraordinarily adaptive. The focus on ethnicity and Islamic faith has in fact blinded scholars to the much stronger connections that can be drawn with local architectural traditions, irrespective of religion or ethnicity. Bibliogr., ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Gc;H0;K4 M3 - 383066441 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5192/21540993050101 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4385 T1 - Looking back, thinking forward : understanding the feasibility of normative supranationalism in the African Union A1 - Fagbayibo,Babatunde Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - African Union KW - economic integration KW - regionalism RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 411 EP - 426 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.3, p.411-426. VL - 20 IS - 3 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The creation of the African Union (AU) in 2002 was seen as a significant paradigm shift in the course of continental integration. Unlike its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, the AU has a normative framework that espouses supranational aspirations. Various aspects of the AU framework, such as the nature of some of the AU institutions, the declared right of intervention, and the objective of harmonising the policies of Regional Economic Communities under the AU umbrella, are allusions to supranationalism. Furthermore, it appears that normative supranationalism is the goal, in that these aspects indicate the intention on the part of the architects of the AU to create a regime under which AU laws and policies are superior to national and sub-regional rules. The fact that, after a decade of the AU's existence, little or no progress has been made in this regard requires serious introspection. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to explore some of the factors that militate against the effective operation of normative supranationalism in the AU and proffer recommendations on how to address those constraints. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ba;D4 M3 - 38306449X L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841801 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4415 T1 - Making citizens in Africa : ethnicity, gender, and national identity in Ethiopia A1 - Smith,Lahra Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 221-241. - Met gloss., index, noten KW - citizenship KW - Ethiopia KW - ethnicity KW - gender KW - identity KW - political change RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XVIII, 252 CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press U2 - w44 T3 - African studies series, ISSN 0065-406X ; 125 SN - 978-1-10-703531-7 AV - AFRIKA 47464 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 352011505 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4386 T1 - Making democracy safe : policies tackling electoral violence in Africa A1 - Orji,Nkwachukwu Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - elections KW - Ethiopia KW - Kenya KW - Nigeria KW - political violence RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 393 EP - 410 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.3, p.393-410. VL - 20 IS - 3 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article analyses the ways in which African countries are grappling with the problem of electoral violence. It argues that, although electoral violence has posed a serious challenge to democratic consolidation and peace in Africa, knowledge of how to prevent and or manage it is largely inadequate. Much of the academic interest in electoral violence has focused on defining the phenomenon, particularly analysing its causes, scope, patterns and consequences. This article examines the measures adopted by Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria to manage electoral violence. The specific measures analysed in this study include: (1) establishment of commissions of inquiry; (2) mediation in high-tension situations; and (3) regulation of political activities. While these measures represent significant efforts to curb electoral violence in Africa, they do not, of course, directly address the underlying causes of the problem. Electoral violence will continue to pose serious challenges to democracy and peace in Africa until the lingering socio-economic and political tensions and the lack of credibility of the electoral process in many African countries are addressed; however, in the meantime, to save lives, it is worth putting into place effective deterrents to election violence wherever it threatens. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ba;D2 M3 - 383064481 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841808 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4423 T1 - Manifestations of bad governance on the threshold of African democratic process and development A1 - Essien,Essien D. Y1 - 2012/// KW - Africa KW - democratization KW - economic development KW - governance RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 22 EP - 42 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.22-42 : tab. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper argues that there is a worldwide resurgence of interest in the concepts of good governance, democracy and development. The current framework of public policy imperatives that emanate from around the world suggests that effective entrenchment of democracy and good governance is a prerequisite for development. The paper examines the challenges of good democratic governance in Africa today. This orbits around the problems of bad governance which manifests in corruption and other forms of particularistic behaviour through the noninstitutionalization of accountability institutions and mechanisms. The paper argues that the absence of effective measures to counter these perennial 'demons' could result in stagnation and lack of growth and development. The paper concludes that improving governance requires effective democratic processes driven by ethical principles which would regulate how people make the right decisions regarding governance. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Ba;D1;E1 M3 - 381376494 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4376 T1 - Measuring exchange market pressure and its contagion in the East African community A1 - Hegerty,Scott W. Y1 - 2014/// N1 - App., bibliogr., notes, sum KW - Burundi KW - East Africa KW - East African Community KW - economic integration KW - economic models KW - financial market KW - Rwanda RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 239 EP - 257 JA - The South African Journal of Economics: (2014), vol.82, no.2, p.239-257 : graf., tab. VL - 82 IS - 2 U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 378146416 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4444 T1 - Media, democracy and development : toward a social-democratic communications model A1 - Mwangi,Samuel Chege Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral Dissertation University of South Carolina, Columbia Bibliogr.: p. 154-166. - Met bijl., samenvatting KW - democratization KW - dissertations (form) KW - journalism KW - Kenya KW - mass media KW - media and communication studies KW - Uganda KW - Zambia RP - NOT IN FILE EP - VIII, 170 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47766 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 31349231X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4366 T1 - Muslim societies in West Africa: historical and contemporary perspectives in digital form A1 - Robinson,David Y1 - 2014/// KW - electronic resources KW - historiography KW - Internet KW - Islam KW - West Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 103 EP - 121 JA - Islamic Africa: (2014), vol.5, no.1, p.103-121. VL - 5 IS - 1 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Over the past decade, Matrix, the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University, has developed digital galleries blending text, sound, and image to portray the history of islamization and the practice of Islam in West Africa. The featured areas have been Ghana (as a Muslim minority country), and Senegal (as a Muslim majority area), as well as Gambia and Mauritania. The emphasis has been on the diversity, tolerance, and pluralism of Islamic practice in historical and contemporary terms, on female and male practitioners, and on laypeople as well as clergy. We have used European archives, Arabic and ajami documents, interviews, and a range of other sources to tell stories and show practices. The portal for this material is www.aodl.org. This article outlines some of the galleries that we have built; others will be added over the next two years. The authors of the galleries are faculty at Indiana University, Michigan State, Harvard, Boston University, and James Madison University. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M1 - Fa;A2;B1 M3 - 383089182 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5192/215409930501103 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4370 T1 - Negotiating Islamic revival: public religiosity in Nouakchott city A1 - Moustapha,Elemine Ould Mohamed Baba Y1 - 2014/// KW - Islam KW - Mauritania KW - urban life RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 45 EP - 82 JA - Islamic Africa: (2014), vol.5, no.1, p.45-82 : tab. VL - 5 IS - 1 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - As waves of Islamism have given rise to new signs of public religiosity in the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania, over the last decades, it becomes relevant to examine how a long-established Islamic tradition of a Moorish society negotiates these recent Islamic currents as well as their impact on the traditional links between warriors and scholars. Tha author conducted a survey in 2012 targeting several public expressions of religiosity in Nouakchott, including mosque numbers/attendance, "shouting sellers", audiocassette shops, radio/TV broadcasting, Islamic labels, and religious music. He describes several expressions of religiosity that chronicled as they appear in the public space of this city and offerscomparisons of each, both diachronically and synchronically. In the second part of the article he provides an analysis of possible origins of these aspects of religiosity within the Moorish community of Nouakchott. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Fl;B1;C5 M3 - 383066859 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.5192/21540993050145 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4380 T1 - New media and the developmental State in Ethiopia A1 - Gagliardone,Iginio Y1 - 2014/// KW - Ethiopia KW - Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front KW - Internet KW - media policy KW - nation building RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 279 EP - 299 JA - African Affairs: (2014), vol.113, no.451, p.279-299. VL - 113 IS - 451 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The Ethiopian government, led by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has developed one of the most restrictive systems for the regulation of new media in Africa. So far, most discussion has focused on the measures employed by the EPRDF to prevent the Internet and mobile phones from becoming tools for opposition forces to challenge the regime. Much less attention has been paid to the strategies pursued in order to make new media work in support of the government's ambiguous but ambitious attempt to make Ethiopia a developmental State. Examining the period between 1991 and 2012, this article explores how the EPRDF gradually moved from a simple strategy of information control towards incorporating new media into its State and nation-building efforts through large-scale projects such as Woredanet and Schoolnet. Larger trends at the international level, including the securitization of development and the growing significance of China in Africa, have legitimated the use of the media to serve development outcomes, and have facilitated the spread of the kind of 'developmental media system' that has emerged in Ethiopia. The article concludes that only by engaging with these systems on their own terms and 'going with the grain' can one develop a better understanding of how they work and how to change them. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M1 - Dd;A4 M3 - 375159665 L3 - http://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/content/113/451/279.abstract ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4400 T1 - Norm evolution within and across the African Union and the United Nations : the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) as a contested norm A1 - Z„hringer,Natalie Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - African Union KW - Libya KW - responsibility to protect KW - UN RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 187 EP - 205 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.2, p.187-205. VL - 20 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article examines the evolution of the responsibility to protect (R2P) norm through the institutional frameworks of the African Union and the United Nations. The investigation aligns itself with recent constructivist thinking around norm evolution and contestation which holds that diverging interpretations around norms facilitate not only norm contestation, but ultimately norm acceptance. In this case different 'meanings-in-use' of R2P within and across both organisations reinforce the contested nature of R2P. This becomes most apparent in the prevailing confusion around the affiliated concept of the protection of civilians, which is not effectively delineated from R2P. Nevertheless R2P is found to be widely acknowledged within both organisations. The article also discusses R2P in practice - the case of Libya. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ba;F2 M3 - 383044855 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.811336 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4418 T1 - Occupational influence on women's attitude towards oral health in the Enugu State, Nigeria A1 - Ani,Rita Ngozi A1 - Nnabueze,U.C. Y1 - 2012/// KW - attitudes KW - health KW - Nigeria KW - women workers KW - work environment RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 125 EP - 135 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.125-135 : tab. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper investigates the influence of occupation and, therefore, socio-economic status, on attitudes towards oral health among women attending Primary Health Care (PHC) Centres in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Three hundred and forty seven (347) women were selected from the total population of 2,608 women, using simple random sampling with a non-replacement balloting technique. The instrument for data collection was the self-constructed questionnaire. The questionnaire had 14 items based on four point scale and had a Spearman Browns reliability co-efficient of 0.79. The findings reveal that the respondents agreed that occupation influences women's attitude towards oral health. Based on the findings, it was recommended that women should be enlightened more on the influence of occupation on their oral health. Furthermore, they should be sensitized on the necessity to prevent oral health problems. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Fn;C4;I1 M3 - 381988066 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4391 T1 - Prognosis of land title formalization in urban Ghana: the myth and reality of awareness and relevance A1 - Awuah,Kwasi Gyau Baffour A1 - Hammond,Felix Nokoi Y1 - 2013/// KW - Ghana KW - land registration KW - property rights KW - urban population RP - NOT IN FILE JA - African Studies Quarterly: (2013), vol.14, no.1/2, p.55-75 : krt., tab. VL - 14 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Over he years land tenure reforms in sub-Saharan Africa have sought, among other things,to vigorously promote land title formalization as a means to secure titles, stimulate land markets, and motivate investment. To date title formalization in SSA is still very low. This is generally attributed to high cost of title formalization and complex procedures for implementation of its processes. However, in Ghana the literature further suggests that it has been partly determined by lack of awareness of the legal requirement for property owners to formalize their titles and poor perception of relevance for title formalization. This study employs empirical evidence from urban Ghana to examine the link between awareness of the legal title formalization requirement and relevance for formalization, and compliance with the requirement. The study uses residential property owners in Kwabenya, a suburb of Accra, as a unit of analysis. It established that awareness of title formalization requirement and relevance for title formalization are not strong predictors of compliance with the requirement. It also found that low compliance with the requirement stems from the fact that the current title formalization system favours the highly educated formal sector employees who can manipulate the system. As such, it is recommended that the on-going Land Administration Project should seek to review the system to make it effective and efficient. App., bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M1 - Ff;F1;J1 M3 - 383053919 L3 - http://asq.africa.ufl.edu/awuah_fall2013/ ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4390 T1 - Protection gaps for civilian victims of political violence A1 - Thakur,Ramesh Y1 - 2013/// KW - Africa KW - human security KW - responsibility to protect KW - UN RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 321 EP - 338 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.3, p.321-338. VL - 20 IS - 3 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article begins by explaining why the United Nations' civilian protection agenda is particularly relevant and important for Africa and why the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) might be said to be an African norm export to the rest of the world. Next, it traces the reasons for peace operations' reluctance to use force. It then shows how the civilian protection agenda has tried to fill critical gaps in the existing normative architecture, with both R2P and the Protection of Civilians (POC) resulting from growing shame at the accumulating list of atrocities in which the international community stood by as passive onlookers. The fourth section discusses the merits of the R2P and POC norms in responding to the challenge of civilian protection. The final part notes that, despite these two valuable additions to the repertoire of the international community in dealing with atrocities perpetrated on civilians, there remain many gaps in the protection agenda, as shown in several recent cases. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Ba;F2 M3 - 383064449 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841810 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4374 T1 - Reer imbalances and macroeconomic adjustments in the proposed West African Monetary Union A1 - Asongu,Simplice Y1 - 2014/// N1 - App., bibliogr., notes, sum KW - economic models KW - exchange rates KW - Union Mon‚taire Ouest Africaine KW - West Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 276 EP - 289 JA - The South African Journal of Economics: (2014), vol.82, no.2, p.276-289 : tab. VL - 82 IS - 2 U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 378146491 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4430 T1 - Resolving the prevailing conflicts between Christianity and African (Igbo) traditional religion through inculturation A1 - Udoye,Edwin Anaegboka Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 390-409. - Met bijl., noten KW - African religions KW - Christian theology KW - Christianity KW - conflict KW - Igbo KW - inculturation KW - Nigeria RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 409 CY - Berlin PB - Lit U2 - w44 T3 - Beitr„ge zur Missionswissenschaft und interkulturellen Theologie ; Bd. 26 SN - 3-643-90116-X AV - AFRIKA 47667 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 33817771X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4438 T1 - Rwenzori : histories and cultures of an African mountain A1 - Pennacini,Cecilia A1 - Wittenberg,Hermann Y1 - 2007/// N1 - Met bibliogr., index, noten KW - conference papers (form) KW - cultural heritage KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - history KW - Konzo KW - mountains KW - Nande KW - Pygmies KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XVIII, 366 CY - Kampala PB - Fountain Publishers U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The studies in this book on the Rwenzori region, on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, span a wide historical period, ranging from the precolonial past to contemporary postcolonial transformations. The book was written on the occasion of the centenary celebration of the Abruzzi expedition to the Rwenzori mountains in 1906. The papers brought together were first presented at two conferences, one in Turin, the other in Kampala. They deal with a variety of topics, but most of them explore the relationship between the specific charateristics of this mountain territory on the one hand, and the dynamics of culture and identity formation on the other. Contributors: Pietro Averono, Cristina Natta-Soleri, Cecilia Pennacini, Hermann Wittenberg, Tom Stacey, Arthur Syahuka-Muhindo, Baluku Stanley Bakahinga Mbalibulha, Anna Czekanowska, Oswald K. Ndoleriire, Philip Mutaka, Francesco Remotti, Cristina Zavaroni, Serena Facci, Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza, Vanna Crupi, Luca Jourdan, Gianluca Forno, Alessandro Gusman, and Manuel J.K. Muranga. [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 978-9970-02755-2 AV - AFRIKA 47666 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 323057640 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4398 T1 - South African trade hegemony : is the South Africa-EU Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement heading for a BRICS wall? A1 - Bezuidenhout,Henri A1 - Claassen,Carike Y1 - 2013/// KW - Brazil KW - China KW - European Union KW - India KW - international economic relations KW - Russian Federation KW - South Africa KW - trade RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 227 EP - 246 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.2, p.227-246 : graf., tab. VL - 20 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - South African dominance of trade in Africa as well as its position as a regional hegemon was entrenched by the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with the European Union in 1999. South Africa's full-blown integration into the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) formation since 2011 has brought new dynamics, however, as South Africa now has a marked BRICS orientation. Although the European Union (EU) as a bloc is still South Africa's largest trading partner, China has become South Africa's largest single-country trading partner. The question arises as to whether this new found loyalty makes sense in terms of South Africa's regional position and its trade prospects. Against the background of more intra-industry trade with the EU and the new and growing inter-industry trade with the other BRICS economies, South Africa's trade share of African trade has been in relative decline. This study uses an international political economy framework to analyse South African trade hegemony based on the TDCA and the possible effects of a shift towards BRICS. The conclusion is that, although the shift towards BRICS can politically be justified, economically it should not be at the expense of the benefits of the more advantageous relationship with the EU. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Kf;E7 M3 - 383044871 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.811338 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4414 T1 - Special issue: 'Emerging' Africa: critical transitions A1 - Bach,Daniel C. Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Met noten, samenvattingen KW - Africa KW - economic conditions KW - economic development KW - international relations RP - NOT IN FILE PB - South African Institute of International Affairs U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available T3 - The South African journal of international affairs ; vol. 20, no. 1 (April 2013) N2 - This special issue, entitled Emerging Africa: Critical Transitions, is guest edited by Daniel C. Bach. The Emerging Africa narrative is marked by perceptions and policy interactions around Africa which are no longer informed by violence and corruption but by the opportunities associated with the continent, due to remarkable transformations at the continental and global level over the past decade. Contributions: Africa in international relations : the frontier as concept and metaphor (Daniel C. Bach); The ambivalent impact of commodities : structural change or status quo in Sub-Saharan Africa? (Alice N. Sindzingre); Nigeria as an emerging economy? Making sense of expectations (David U. Enweremadu); The limits to statebuilding for peace in Africa (Devon Curtis); The exceptional state in Africa : image management in Sino-African relations (Shogo Suzuki); Emerging powers in Africa : is Brazil any different? (Lyal White); The EU and Africa since the Lisbon summit of 2007 : continental drift or widening cracks? (Damien Helly); The rush for land in Africa : resource grabbing or green revolution? (Ward Anseeuw). [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M1 - Ba;E1 M3 - 362917906 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4404 T1 - Sustaining the responsible use of the environment through the utilization of natural resources in Nigeria : human rights considerations A1 - Abe,Oyeniyi O. Y1 - 2013/// KW - environmental degradation KW - environmental law KW - human rights KW - living conditions KW - natural resource management KW - Nigeria RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 419 EP - 442 JA - Journal of African and International Law: (2013), vol.6, no.2, p.419-442. VL - 6 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - With the advent of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, various calls for addressing environmental injustice have been more rampant as part of human rights considerations. The Niger Delta people of Nigeria present a striking example of a region that became more impoverished by exploration activities in their communities and that was denied the benefit of good health and a healthy environment. This article researches the exploration activities in Nigeria which concern the Niger Delta people. Moreover, it discusses the culpability of transnational corporations (TNCs) for their acts in environmental degradation, and endeavours to answer the question whether they should be held liable for complicity with regards to crimes against individuals through their exploratory activities without regarding the responsible use of the environment. A further examination on international environmental law (IEL) in contrast to international human rights law (IHRL) is carried out. The principles of IHRL dictate that in carrying out these exploratory activities attention must be devoted to the healthy living conditions of the inhabitants of the area where the resources are derived. The article further probes on human rights considerations in exploitation of natural resources and the culpability of advanced countries for environmental degradation. The TNCs should be held liable under international law for any acts committed in violation of known norms of customary international law. The paper concludes with a recommendation for a safe and effective way of preventing and curbing the effects of environmental degradation. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M1 - Fn;F1;J2 M3 - 381236145 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4397 T1 - The 2011 Guinean Mining Code : reducing risks and promoting social benefit in Africa A1 - Bhatt,Kinnari Y1 - 2013/// KW - Guinea KW - mining law RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 247 EP - 270 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.2, p.247-270. VL - 20 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article analyses some of the key investment terms of the Guinean Mining Code relating to taxation, government equity stake, permitting and environmental and social needs in the light of criticisms from mining companies, who claim it will deter investment. The article argues that projects which provide governments with a fair share of revenues through increased equity participation and taxation provisions and have positive environmental and social provisions constitute a less risky investment for both banks and their borrowing investors, who will benefit from such provisions when they seek project financing, a popular form of financing used in capital intensive extractive industries. The arguments made in this article can be applied more broadly to other African countries which are reforming their mining laws and are, in the process, faced with similar criticisms from the private sector. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Fg;F1 M3 - 38304488X L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.811819 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4384 T1 - The African state and the failure of US counter-terrorism initiatives in Africa : the cases of Nigeria and Mali A1 - Solomon,Hussein Y1 - 2013/// KW - Mali KW - Nigeria KW - regional security KW - terrorism KW - United States RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 427 EP - 445 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.3, p.427-445. VL - 20 IS - 3 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Counter-terrorism initiatives are failing across the African continent. A major reason for this failure lies in the state-centric and military-focused nature of many counter-terrorism initiatives. In Africa, the state is often the source of insecurity for ordinary citizens. Any military strengthening of an illegitimate African state by the international community not only serves to bolster a predatory state but also undermines the human security of citizens. More importantly, such an approach conflates sub-state and international terrorism and serves to bolster the latter, thereby undermining regional and international security further. Put simply, current counter-terrorism initiatives are counter-productive. This paper focuses on counter-terrorism efforts in Nigeria and Mali with a special focus on US initiatives to combat terrorism in the region. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Fk;Fn;D4 M3 - 383064503 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841804 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4455 T1 - The American effect : migration, nationality, and identity in Egypt, 1952-1970 A1 - Shehata,Talaat Elsayed Y1 - 2002/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation Miami university, Oxford, OH, 2000 Bibliogr.: p. 231-273. - Met noten, samenvatting KW - 1950-1959 KW - 1960-1969 KW - dissertations (form) KW - Egypt KW - foreign policy KW - intellectuals KW - national identity KW - United States RP - NOT IN FILE EP - VI, 273 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47669 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 313445362 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4436 T1 - The Banker Africa Y1 - 2008/// RP - NOT IN FILE CY - abu Dhabi U1 - Free access. U2 - w44 AV - Elektronisch document Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M3 - 383073340 L3 - http://www.cpifinancial.net/flipbooks/BA/2014/15/files/assets/common/ downloads/Banker%20Africa%20Issue%2015.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4420 T1 - The development of water management institutions and the provision for water delivery in Cameroon : history and futures A1 - Oumar,Saidou Baba A1 - Tewari,Devi Datt Y1 - 2012/// KW - Cameroon KW - capacity building KW - governance KW - water management KW - water supply RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 80 EP - 102 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.80-102 : fig., tab. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper examines past scenarios and future prospects for the development of water management institutions and provisions for water delivery in Cameroon. The major aim of the paper is to reconstruct the history of water management that led to the current water delivery system in Cameroon. Data obtained from personal observation and secondary sources were used to capture the objectives of the inquiry. The paper observed that despite the classification of Cameroon as a water surplus country, the country's 18 million inhabitants suffer from hardships on a day to day basis and experience a low standard of living, caused by a lack of progress in Cameroon's water management. The non-existence of proper water policies and water laws together with undeveloped water structures have reinforced the country's poor provisioning of water. The paper concludes that this can be attributed to the lack of development of water management institutions and structures. The paper suggests a set of broad guidelines for developing water institutions and the authors encourage the creation of a financially viable autonomous water structure from which a sound water policy and water laws can be drafted. Bibligr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Gc;E1 M3 - 38198589X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4449 T1 - The economic and food security implications of population, climate change, and technology : a case study for Mali A1 - Butt,Tanveer Akhtar Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation Texas A&M University, College Station, 2002 Bibliogr.: p. 165-172. - Met bijl., noten, samenvatting KW - agricultural production KW - agricultural technology KW - climate change KW - dissertations (form) KW - food security KW - Mali KW - population growth RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIV, 195 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47761 Y2 - 2014/10/31/ M3 - 31347804X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4388 T1 - The establishment of the South African Development Partnership Agency : iInstitutional complexities and political exigencies A1 - Besharati,Neissan Alessandro Y1 - 2013/// KW - aid agencies KW - development cooperation KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 357 EP - 377 JA - South African Journal of International Affairs: (2013), vol.20, no.3, p.357-377. VL - 20 IS - 3 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Since 2007 there has been discussion to formalize, rationalize, coordinate and provide structure to South Africa's development cooperation through the establishment of a centralized South African Development Partnership Agency (SADPA). Progress in rolling out the new institution, however, has been extremely slow, owing to the political and technical complexities of South Africa's institutional environment. This paper elaborates on the rationale and driving forces which have led to the establishment of SADPA and the steps which have been taken to gradually operationalize the new agency and the partnership fund dedicated to providing development support on the continent. As plans move forward, will SADPA be expected to manage all of South Africa's development cooperation - bilateral, multilateral, regional, trilateral - as well as concessional loans, humanitarian aid and development financing, public and private? Clarity of roles and coordination is critical. The paper examines the different mechanisms for the financing, implementation and oversight that need to be in place to take forward Pretoria's development cooperation, and the challenges of leadership, coordination, accountability and information management that face the new agency. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Kf;E2 M3 - 383064465 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841813 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4372 T1 - The Gonjon pin and other stories : the Caine prize for African writing 2014 A1 - Awerbuck,Diane Y1 - 2014/// KW - Africa KW - anthologies (form) KW - English language KW - literary prizes KW - short stories (form) RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 247 CY - Oxford PB - New Internationalist Publishers U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Includes the shortlisted stories for the 20134Caine Prize by Diane Awerbuck (South Africa), Efemia Chela (Ghana/Zambia), Tendai Huchu (Zimbabwe), Billy Kahora (Kenya, and Okwiri Oduor (Nigeria), as well as 12 other stories by African writers who took part in the 2014 Caine Prize Writers' Workshop. [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 1-7802-6174-8 (Oxford) AV - AFRIKA Lit.9796 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 380130750 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4446 T1 - The impact of unintended and unplanned pregnancy on maternal health care use : a panel study of Morocco A1 - Chapman,Steven Edward Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore, MD, 2002 Bibliogr.: p. 179-192. - Met noten, samenvatting KW - abortion KW - contraception KW - dissertations (form) KW - family planning KW - fertility KW - maternal and child health care KW - Morocco KW - pregnancy RP - NOT IN FILE EP - X CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47772 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 313486026 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4417 T1 - The informal sector and mortgage financing in Ghana A1 - Decardi-Nelson,I. Y1 - 2012/// KW - Ghana KW - housing KW - informal sector KW - mortgages RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 136 EP - 152 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.136-152 : tab. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The increasing cost of building materials in Ghana coupled with other challenges hinder the ability and desire of people to own houses. Over the years, accessibility to mortgage financing has become more skewed towards the formal sector to the neglect of the informal sector, based on perceived and real challenges with informal sector financing. These notwithstanding, the need for innovative mortgages for the informal sector cannot be overemphasized as more than 60 percent of employees within that sector cannot afford to own decent accommodation. The Case Study Approach was employed to gather data from about 30 percent of construction artisans in the Ashanti Region. The study reveals that 6 out of the 8 basic eligibility criteria used by financial institutions in mortgage loan were exclusion factors to the informal sector, i.e. impeded access to mortgage financing by households in this sector. These were proof of address, proof of employment and income, ability to service the loans, loan duration and deposit. The paper recommends that there should be a financing mechanism that is flexible in terms of repayment. There should also be short term repetitive loans with some increment prior to first payment completion and flexible collateral that the borrower can afford. Finally, mortgage loans can be in the form of building materials. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Ff;E3 M3 - 381988759 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4454 T1 - The liberalization and integration of regional maize markets in Zambia A1 - Muyatwa,Virginia Pumulo Y1 - 2002/// N1 - Doctoral Dissertation University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 2000 Bibliogr.: p. 185-195. - Met noten, samenvatting KW - agricultural marketing KW - dissertations (form) KW - maize KW - price policy KW - private sector KW - Zambia RP - NOT IN FILE EP - IX, 195 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w44 AV - AFRIKA 47765 Y2 - 2014/10/30/ M3 - 313446865 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4424 T1 - The politics and challenges of institutional transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa A1 - Kpessa,Michael W. Y1 - 2012/// KW - governance KW - institutional change KW - political change KW - Subsaharan Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 1 EP - 21 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.1-21. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper draws insights from theories of institutional change to analyze the interface between indigenous and contemporary socio-political institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. It shows that the question of institutional change is more complex than a simple two-sided debate between path-dependence and path-departure, or continuity and change. Tracing the politics of institutional development and change in SSA over time, the paper shows that colonial rule left an unintended legacy of institutional dualism - the formal and the informal - which the recent processes of structural adjustment and democratization have re-enforced. Thus, the development of governance institutions in SSA is far from over as actors and interests associated with both formal and informal institutional settings compete for legitimacy and sovereignty, while at the same time introducing new goals to enhance their efficiency, and combining existing elements within the overall institutional repertoire in a process of change within and beyond path dependence. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Ea;D1 M3 - 381376362 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4412 T1 - The promise of land : undoing a century of dispossession in South Africa A1 - Hendricks,Fred T. A1 - Ntsebeza,Lungisile A1 - Helliker,Kirk Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Met bibliogr., index, noten KW - agricultural development KW - land reform KW - land tenure KW - land use KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE EP - X, 366 CY - Auckland Park PB - Jacana Media U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - "The ongoing racialised inequalities in land, inherited from colonial dispossession, act as a spatial barrier to imagining a unitary nation in contemporary South Africa. The starting point for this book is that the current land reform policies in the country fail to take this colonial context of division and exclusion into account. Consequently, there is an abiding crisis in land in South Africa. The book examines the very many dimensions of this crisis in urban areas, commercial farming areas and communal areas. It argues for a fundamental change in approach to move beyond the impasse in both policy and thinking about land. The Promise of Land argues that social movements have a critcal role to play in charting a new course, both in respect of access to land and in influencing broader policy options. Struggles from below are crucial for rethinking purely statist efforts at land reform and the book grapples with the interplay between oppositional campaigns of social movements and the state's policies and responses." -- Back cover This book is based on a research project funded by the South Africa Netherlands Programme on Alternatives in Development (SANPAD). An introductory chapter is followed by chapters on the various dimensions of the land problem is South Africa: Rhetoric and reality in restitution and redistribution: ongoing land and agrarian questions in South Africa (Fred Hendricks); The more things change, the more they remain the same: rural land tenure and democracy in the former bantustans (Lungisile Ntsebeza); Reproducing white commercial agriculture (Kirk Helliker); Urban land questions in contemporary South Africa: the case of Cape Town (Fred Hendricks and Richard Pithouse); South Africa's countryside: prospects for change from below (Lungisile Ntsebeza). The chapters in part 2 deal with theory, history and policy: Living in a theoretical interregnum: capital lessons from southern African rural history (Bill Martin); Prospects for smallholder agriculture in southern Africa (Tendai Murisa); Global food regime: implications for food security (Praveen Jha). Part 3 is a comparative section that looks at land questions in Zimbabwe (Sam Moyo), India (Praveen Jha and Surinder S. Jodhka), and the Netherlands (Marja Spierenburg and Harry Wels). A final chapter by the editors calls for a new approach of land issues in South Africa which emphasizes the role of social movements. [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 1-431-40816-6 AV - AFRIKA 47269 Y2 - 2014/10/29/ M1 - Kf;E1 M3 - 376763035 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4419 T1 - The socio-cultural significance of the Kakube Festival of the Dagara of Nandom traditional area in Ghana A1 - Kuuder,Conrad J.W. A1 - Adongo,Raymond A1 - Abanga,Joe Y1 - 2012/// KW - conservation of cultural heritage KW - Dagari KW - Ghana KW - traditional festivals RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 103 EP - 124 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.103-124 : foto's, tab. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The advent of western civilization has had a negative impact on many important cultural practices of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, a reawakening in recent times has led to people going back to their roots to rediscover what their forebears 'executed' with passion and these cultural practices have become an important part of the tourist trail in the area. This paper explores the importance of local events such as festivals which bring people together to celebrate a common heritage and which bring tourist interest to the region. In particular, the authors examine the annual festival of 'Kakube' of the Dagara of Nandom, Ghana, who trace their roots to a common ancestor. Data was obtained from key personalities in the community by making use of both simple random and purposive sampling techniques and further employing data collection methods such as questionnaires, in-depth interviews (IDI), personal observation and participation. Two hundred and fifty people responded to the questionnaire. The analysis revealed that the respondents benefited socially, culturally, economically, politically, religiously, and developmentally, hence their adherence to this heritage. The paper recommends that the Nandom Traditional Council, the Lawra District Assembly, the local business community, the Ghana Tourism Authority, as well as civil society organizations should help in the promotion of these festivals as being beneficial events on a national and international level and thus important to conserve. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Ff;H0 M3 - 381987027 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4427 T1 - The travel chronicles of Mrs. J. Theodore Bent : the African journeys Vol. II A1 - Bent,Mabel A1 - Brish,Gerald Y1 - 2012/// N1 - Mabel Bent's diaries of 1883-1898, from the archive of the Joint Library of the Hellenic and Roman Societies, London Met indices, noten KW - diaries (form) KW - Egypt KW - Ethiopia KW - Sudan KW - travel KW - Zimbabwe RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XXXII, 344 CY - Oxford PB - 3rdGuides an imprint of Archaeopress U2 - w44 SN - 1-905739-37-0 AV - AFRIKA 47694 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 380135558 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4401 T1 - Vindicating Dambudzo Marechera: features of cultic remembering A1 - Toivanen,Anna Leena Y1 - 2013/// KW - images KW - memory KW - writers KW - Zimbabwe RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 256 EP - 273 JA - Nordic Journal of African Studies: (2013), vol.22, no.4, p.256-273. VL - 22 IS - 4 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article approaches the ongoing cultic phenomenon around the Zimbabwean author Dambudzo Marechera (19521987) from the viewpoint of cultic remembrance. The diverse text corpus concerned with the writer is marked by nuances of regret and loss. These affects reveal a sense of guilt that envelops the author's memory, as well as a willingness to compensate the past wrongdoings to which Marechera is seen to become subjected. The sadness around Marecheras memory seems to spring from the conception that Marechera was misunderstood during his lifetime. Currently, however, he is seen to have been ahead of his time, a postcolonial writer avant la lettre, and a talent wasted in a hostile environment. What adds to Marecheras "tragedy" is that he is interpreted to have predicted the Zimbabwe crisis. Today, Marechera is seen to haunt the world of the living in a ghostly manner, which indicates a melancholic unwillingness to accept the writer's loss. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Je;K2 M3 - 383038391 L3 - http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol22num4/toivanen.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4394 T1 - What is a coconut? : an ethnoecological analysis of mining, social displacement, vulnerability, and development in rural Kenya A1 - Abuya,Willice Y1 - 2013/// KW - coconuts KW - compensation KW - expropriation KW - Kenya KW - land conflicts RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 1 EP - 21 JA - African Studies Quarterly: (2013), vol.14, no.1/2, p.1-21 : tab. VL - 14 IS - 1/2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Studies have shown that corporate-community and State-community conflict in mining communities in Africa revolves around at least four issues: land ownership, "unfair" compensation practices, inequitable resource distribution, and environmental degradation. These issues underpin conventional discourses on equity and compensational justice. A relatively obscure line of analysis concerns the meanings that communities attach to the biogeophysical environment, whether this can be fairly compensated, how these intersect with local experiences of natural resource extraction, and how they structure conflict. This theme is at the heart of ethnoecology - the interdisciplinary study of how nature is perceived by human beings and how the screen of beliefs, culture, and knowledge defines the community-environment nexus. Based on a deconstruction of local cultural symbolisms and narratives about the 'ordinary' coconut palm, this article unveils the intricate web of attachment that the local residents of Kwale District, a titanium-rich community in Kenya's Coast Province, have to the environment. The community was displaced from, and ostensibly "compensated" for, their ancestral land to make way for titanium mining in 2007. The article shows why local residents remain unappeased and agitated and, more importantly, how ethnoecological insights could help leverage the economic benefits of mining development in Kenya's natural resource-rich rural communities. The article is based on field research carried out in 2009-2010 among the displaced community members in Kwale District. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2014/10/28/ M1 - Hc;J2 M3 - 383049695 L3 - http://asq.africa.ufl.edu/files/Abuya-2013.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 4422 T1 - When empowerment disempowers : a case study of Ghana's community-based rural development projects A1 - Adusei-Asante,Kwadwo A1 - Hancock,Peter Y1 - 2012/// KW - communities KW - empowerment KW - Ghana KW - local government KW - rural development KW - traditional rulers RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 43 EP - 62 JA - Ghana Journal of Development Studies: (2012), vol.9, no.2, p.43-62. VL - 9 IS - 2 U2 - w44 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper argues that the term 'empowerment' is too complex to be simply 'inserted' into development project designs without prior and precise conceptualization. Drawing on qualitative research conducted in 2010/2011 and using Ghana's Community-Based Rural Development Projects (CBRDP) in Ntoaso (Eastern region) and Aboloo (Greater Accra region) as a case study, the paper outlines power struggles that occurred between traditional chiefs and local government officials over the right to manage the projects. The analysis shows that the mal-application of 'empowerment' in the CBRDP's design impacted negatively on the projects. As the projects' officials did not envisage the feuds there was no strategy in place to monitor and manage unintended outcomes. The paper provides a theoretical and empirical basis for policy-makers and programme officials to consider more carefully the politico-cultural contexts of 'development' beneficiaries rather than focusing on positivistic and normative terms, such as empowerment, which seems to characterize many development projects at the global level. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M1 - Ff;E1 M3 - 381377148 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 4426 T1 - Zambezia : a general description of the Valley of the Zambezi River, from its delta to the river Aroangwa, with its history, agriculture, flora, fauna, and ethnography; with map and illustrations A1 - Maugham,R.C.F. Y1 - 2012/// N1 - Oorspr. uitg.: London : Murray, 1910 Met index, noten KW - anthropology KW - ethnographic surveys (form) KW - Mozambique KW - natural history KW - river basins KW - travel RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIV, 408 CY - [London] PB - Forgotten Books U1 - Kaart ontbreekt. U2 - w44 T3 - Classic reprint series AV - AFRIKA 47534 Y2 - 2014/10/27/ M3 - 380700603 ER -