Leaders for a new Africa

Democrats, Autocrats, and Development

AA.VV., Giovanni Carbone

• Publisher: Ledizioni
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9788855260633
• eBook ISBN: 9788855260862
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: African Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Political leadership can be a crucial ingredient for the development of sub-Saharan Africa. The region has been going through important transformations, with both political landscapes and economic trajectories becoming increasingly diverse. The changes underway include the role of leadership and its broader impact. This volume argues that, on the whole, African leaders and the way they reach power generally do contribute to shaping their countries' progresses and achievements. It also zooms in on some influential African leaders who recently emerged in key states across the continent, illustrating and explaining the individual paths that brought them to power while reflecting on the prospects for their governments' actions. Far from the simplistic stereotypes of immovable, ineffective and greedy rulers, the resulting picture reveals dynamic and rapidly evolving political scenarios with key implications for development in the region.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Leaders for a New Africa
• Colophon
• Table of Content
• Introduction
• 1. African Leaders. A Changing Landscape and Its Implications
• 2. A Shining Example for the Horn? Abiy Ahmed's Surprising Leadership in Ethiopia
• 3. Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa's Development Path: A Creation of Circumstance
• 4. Regenerating Angola. João Lourenço and the Legacy of the Dos Santos Regime
• 5. Rebuilding the Congo: After the Kabilas
• 6. Rwanda under Kagame: Political Leadership and Developmentalism
• 7. Conclusions and Policy Implications
• The Authors