ID | 087705 |
Title Proper | Perspective |
Other Title Information | Africa's leadership vacuum |
Language | ENG |
Author | Phillip Van Niekerk |
Publication | 2009. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | In February, when Libya's Muammar el- Qaddafi was elected chairman of the African Union (AU) and praised as "king of kings," it was evident that former South African President Thabo Mbeki's dream of an African Renaissance was in trouble. Indeed, with the exit from the scene of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and of Mbeki himself, the continent has taken a step backward from establishing a new generation of leaders committed to fostering development and democracy; tackling conflict, corruption, and dictatorship; and building a new Africa. In the two countries that have long held the most potential for pan-African leadership, internal issues have prevented such leadership from truly developing. In Nigeria, President Umaru Yar'Adua has been largely incapacitated by ill health. This has stopped Africa's most populous country-the eighth most populous in the world-from being the active force in the continent's affairs that it once was (though its peacekeepers continue to hold the line in the Darfur region of Sudan). |
`In' analytical Note | Current History Vol. 108, No. 718; May 2009:p232-234 |
Journal Source | Current History Vol. 108, No. 718; May 2009:p232-234 |
Key Words | Perspective ; Africa's Leadership Vacuum ; Africa’s Leadership Vacuum |