African Time

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AFRICAN TIMEIn this wide-ranging collection of essays, Lord Mawuko-Yevugahexplores the challenges of political reform and democratic governancein Africa at the beginning of the 21st century, focusing largely onGhana's experience. The inspiration for the title of the collection, AFRICAN TIME, comes from Kwame Nkrumah's pan-African optimismas well as from recent discourses around "African Renaissance", "Africa's Century", "Africa Rising", etc. At Ghana's founding in 1957, Nkrumah proclaimed: 'Our independence is meaningless unless itis linked up with the total liberation of the African continent. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world...That new African isready to fi ght his own battles and show that after all, the black manis capable of managing his own affairs'. That historic declaration, Mawuko-Yevugah argues, did not only set the tone and direction forGhana's pan-African foreign policy but it has also made the country areference point for Africa's postcolonial tragedy in the form of politicalinstability and economic decay. Exploring Ghana's recent strides indemocratic consolidation within the context of fresh attempts toreinvent pan-Africanism and mainstream good governance on thecontinental development agenda, this book offers incisive, critical anda rare refl ection on the changing landscape of contemporary Africanpolitics and governance through the eyes of a political journalist.