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The Challenge for Africa
A New Vision By Wangari Maathai [pounds sterling]20 William Heinemann ISBN: 978-0-434-01980-9 From the pen of one of Africa's most influential thinkers and social activists, The Challenge for Africa is a wide-ranging study of Africa's current predicament and a no-nonsense, tightly argued proposal of the way forward for the continent. Written with a measured tone and in plain, simple language, it would be a mistake to underestimate the book's validity and sheer intellectual power. Many observers made a similar error when Wangari Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Why, they asked, was an environmentalist being honoured rather than others candidates who had been working to halt armed conflicts around the world, to prevent t...See the full content of this document
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