There is a growing consensus that despite the emerging sites of hope on the African political landscape, the region still faces daunting obstacles to growth, development and peace. Contemporary discourses on Africa, even where optimistic, reveal a certain doubt as to the continent’s future. Statistical indicators of progress are hardly reflective of the conditions of […]
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Keynote address at The All-African Student’s Conference, Peter Clark Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, May 27, 1994. It is traditional to declare that I am indeed very happy to be here. I thank the All-African Student’s Conference for inviting me to deliver this Keynote Address at this very important gathering. I am aware
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Text of keynote lecture delivered at the conference on constitutionalism in Southern Africa organized by the Southern Africa Research Institute for Policy Studies (SARIPS), Sheraton Hotel, Harare, Zimbabwe, July 24-27, 2000. It is indeed an honor to be asked to deliver this keynote lecture at this very important conference on constitution making and constitutionalism in
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