Governance and the Crisis of Rule in Contemporary Africa

Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Professor and Head, Archie Mafeje Research Institute, University of South Africa, South Africa Olúf?e??mi Táíwò, Professor, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, USA Samuel Zalanga, Professor of Sociology, Bethel University, USA Warris Vianni, Independent Scholar, Kenya Basile Ndjio, Professor of Social Anthropology, African Studies Center, University of Douala, Cameroon Enocent Msindo, Associate Professor of History, Rhodes University, South Africa Ibrahim Gambari, Chairman and Founder, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development, Nigeria William Reno, Professor of Political Science, Northwestern University, USA Simeon O. Ilesanmi, Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion, Wake Forrest University, USA Okechukwu C. Iheduru, Professor of Political Science, Arizona State University, USA Gbemisola A. Animasawun, Lecturer at Center for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

• 1.Governance and the Unending Search for Leadership in African Politics 2.Nelson Mandela and the Politics of Life 3.Obafemi Awolowo: Knowledge, Leadership, Governance 4.Julius Nyerere: Leadership Insights for Contemporary Challenges 5.Jomo Kenyatta: War, Land and Politics in Kenya 6.Leadership, Nation and Subjectivity in Cameroon: Ahidjo's 'Citizenization' and Biya's 'Autochthonization' in Comparative Perspectives 7.Factionalism and Robert Mugabe's Leadership in Zimbabwe 8.Ahmadu Bello and the Challenges of Nation-Building in Nigeria 9.The Evolution of Insurgent Leadership in Africa 10.Democratic Leadership, Religious Values, and Social Justice: Examining the Ethical Dimensions of Anti-Gay 11.Social Transformation and Military Leadership: The Nigerian Army and Fourth Generation Wars 12.Olusola Saraki, Charismatic Leadership and Patron-Client Relations in Modern Ilorin

“This book offers an account of some of the historical manifestations of positive leadership in Africa … . this book presents a collection of well-researched studies into political leadership in Africa which offers useful empirical insights into the prevailing atmospherics of governance that influenced the emergence of specific leadership styles in different contexts. The book is therefore essential reading for scholars concerned with political development, democratization and leadership in Africa.” (John Olushola Magbadelo, African Affairs, Vol. 117 (469), October, 2018)