Quick view A Refugee's Journey from Somalia ( Leaving My Homeland ) by Linda Barghoorn Fatuma does not remember a time when there was no fighting in her homeland of Somalia. With violence all around them and a lack of food and water, Fatuma and her family are forced to escape to the worlds largest refugee camp, in Kenya. Life in the camp... View Details
Quick view William Kamkwmaba: Powering His Village by Kylie Burns Imagine your family had to choose between sending you to school or having enough food to eat. This book tells how William Kamkwamba was forced to drop out of his school in Wimbe, Malawi, when a famine struck his village and his family, who relied on... View Details
Quick view Population and Overcrowding by Elizabeth Obadina Africa is the world's poorest continent, and it also has the world's fastest-growing population. Many observers have concluded that overpopulation is a root cause of Africa's poverty, and that if the continent is ever to emerge from underdevelopment its... View Details
Quick view Human Rights in Africa by Brian Baughan Africa is a complex and diverse continent, and its more than 50 countries provide a study in contrasts: democracy and despotism, immense wealth and crushing poverty, modernism and traditionalism, peaceful communities and raging civil wars. The books in... View Details
Quick view Helping Africa Help Itself: A Global Effort by Anup Shah Much of modern Africa struggles with poverty, famine, widespread disease, and violent conflict. The international community increasingly acknowledges the need to help Africa, and donor agencies and rich-nation governments have offered development... View Details
Quick view Education in Africa by Suzanne Grant Lewis Many people believe education in Africa is in a state of crisis. More than 45 million African children do not attend school. In many places, classes are held outside, under tents or trees, and schools often do not have such essential supplies as chalk... View Details
Quick view AIDS and Health Issues by LeeAnne Gelletly Millions of Africans die each year from infectious diseases, such as AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; from poor nutrition or lack of clean drinking water; or from diseases like measles and polio that have been conquered in developed countries through the... View Details
Quick view Governance and Leadership in Africa by Robert I Rotberg Many of the problems in Africa today, including widespread poverty and civil unrest, can be traced to the continents legacy of bad governance. In the post-independence period, authoritarian strongmen took control of many countries, enriching themselves... View Details
Quick view Islam in Africa by Hal Marcovitz Islam is considered the worlds fastest-growing religion, and today more than 420 million Africans follow the Islamic faith. Since Islam was introduced to the continent during the seventh century a.d., it has had a profound political and cultural... View Details
Quick view Ethnic Groups in Africa by Elizabeth Obadina Ethnic or racial classifications often say more about culture and shared experience than about genetics or common ancestry. In Africa, a continent where up to 3,000 languages are spoken, ethnicity can be especially difficult to define. Unfortunately,... View Details
Quick view African Culture by Catherine Chambers An introduction to various aspects of African culture, including family, religious rites, and the performing and decorative arts. View Details
Quick view South Africa - the people (revised, ed. 2) by Domini Clark Learn about the daily lives and family traditions of the people who have lived in this land for thousands of years. Breathtaking photos create intimate portraits of life in both the village and the big city. South Africa's turbulent history is described ... View Details