Values, Identity, and Sustainable Development in Africa

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction: Values and Sustainable Development in Africa

   • Ezra Chitando, Eunice Kamaara

   Pages 1-26

3. The Ethics and Politics of Conceptualizing Values in Africa

   • David Kaulemu

   Pages 27-68

4. Africa and the Quest for Sustainable Development: A Critical Review

   • Ezra Chitando

   Pages 69-84

5. Race, Colonialism, Ubuntu and Africa’s Development

   • Fainos Mangena, Gaudencia Mudada, Beullah Matinhira, Tawanda Mbewe

   Pages 85-98

6. African Identity, Morality and Well-Being

   • Peter Olamakinde Olapegba, Olusola Ayandele

   Pages 99-113

7. Identity, Religion/Spirituality, Character Values, and Development in Youthful Africa

   • Eunice Kamaara

   Pages 115-137

8. Street-Level Pan-African Solidarity and Development: Nigerian Netizens and the COVID-19 Drug from Madagascar

   • Ayobami Ojebode, Oluwabusolami Oluwajulugbe, Oluwaseyifunmi Esther Ambrose

   Pages 139-157

9. Moral Values and Personhood: The Missing Link in International Development Interventions

   • Eric R. Masese

   Pages 159-173

10. “Balancing the Ticket”: Ethnicity and Regional Politics in Ghana’s Fourth Republic (1992–2016)

    • Seidu M. Alidu

    Pages 175-199

11. Tolerance and Development in Africa: A Look at Ethnicity, Xenophobia and Religious Conflict

    • Reuben Kigame

    Pages 201-215

12. Corruption and Under-Development in Africa: An Indictment of African Religiosity?

    • David Nderitu, Julius Kipkemboi

    Pages 217-229

13. “Witches” of the Twenty-First Century: Invoking the Relevance and Resilient Character of African Spirituality in Changing Times

    • Mary Nyangweso

    Pages 231-248

14. Towards an Alternative Notion of ‘Hard Work’ for Africa’s Development

    • Dennis Masaka

    Pages 249-264

15. Social Development and Leadership in Africa

    • Noah Pashapa

    Pages 265-284

16. Re-conceptualising Womanhood and Development in Post-colonial Zimbabwe: A Social Conflict Perspective

    • Esther Mavengano, Tobias Marevesa

    Pages 285-299

17. Personhood in African Philosophy: Beyond Hasty Generalisations

    • Ephraim Taurai Gwaravanda

    Pages 301-314

18. Identity Dispositions, Development and Economic Progress in Africa

    • Clive T. Zimunya

    Pages 315-327

19. Back Matter

    Pages 329-332

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This book contends that Africa’s sustainable development must be built on African identity and values.  Contributors reflect of the role of values in Africa’s effort to overcome poverty, the focus of SDG 1. The volume reflects on how indigenous values such as Ubuntu constitute a critical resource in addressing poverty. It reiterates the importance of positioning the response to poverty in Africa on the continent’s own, home grown values. Contributors also interrogate how values such as integrity, hard work, tolerance, solidarity, respect and others serve to position Africa strategically to overcome poverty. The volume focuses on how values can help Africa to overcome challenges such as corruption, violence, intolerance, competitive ethnicity, xenophobia, misplaced priorities and others. It provides fresh and critical reflections on the role of values and identity in anchoring Africa’s development in the light of SDG 1.

• Africa
• Ubuntu
• Identity
• Values
• African Philosophy
• SDGs
• Sustainable Development Goals
• poverty

• Department of Philosophy, Religion and Ethics, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

  Ezra Chitando

• Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

  Eunice Kamaara

Ezra Chitando is a Professor of History of Religions at the University of Zimbabwe and Theology Consultant on HIV for the World Council of Churches.

Eunice Kamaara is Professor of Religion at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.

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