Pan-African Dreams, Post-Colonial Realities
Pan-African Dreams, Post-Colonial Realities
Two new books, on Kwame Nkrumah’s promise and Idi Amin’s tyranny, capture the soaring hopes and bitter aftermath of Africa’s age of independence.
Note
the idea is to learn from history and not repeat the mistakes.
that assumes capturing history is straight forward.
even just a tiny slice of ghana and ugandan history of it's founding fathers proves that capturing any history in an essay, book or film is frought with revisionisms, lack of context or lack of space to bring it all in.
the note about ghandi and king's characters surviving history by avoiding government positions, hammers home the unsatisfying reality of governing.
Published
2025
Summary
Two new books, on Kwame Nkrumah’s promise and Idi Amin’s tyranny, capture the soaring hopes and bitter aftermath of Africa’s age of independence.
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