The past several decades have witnessed a rise in foreign and domestic investments in Africa’s arable land. While such land projects are currently the focus of widespread media and scholarly interest, the role of the state in driving, negotiating and facilitating these acquisitions deserves closer attention. This book analyzes how state land policies, stakeholder interactions and privatization schemes interact to facilitate large-scale land acquisitions. It includes a study of the various forms of state intervention, the influence of foreign agencies, governments and private entities, and a look at how states interact with local populations. The inclusion of case studies in settings throughout the African continent should attract the interest of both an academic and non-academic readership.

The African continent is for sale and on its way to being owned by the superpowers. Quincy S Jones makes that bold assertion in this book, noting that those signing the sale contracts are dictators willing to kill anyone in return for fistfuls of money. The question is: Will the African people allow this to happen? In calling attention to the stakes, the author seeks to answer questions such as: • How have dictators come to power throughout Africa? • What role does the military play in Africa? • What can be done to stem rampant corruption? • What role does populism play in Africa’s politics? The author also examines the role that guns play in everyday life, the recent military coup in the West African state of Mali, and how various nations have responded to military coups. Ultimately, the author concludes that the only way for Africans to control their destiny is to: • Unite against their dictators. • Build liberal democracies across the continent. • Build an African Défense Alliance “A.D.A” & one currency for Africa to be named “Africa”.

Explores the persistence of African ethnic identity among the enslaved in North America, the Caribbean, and South America over four hundred years of the Atlantic slave trade. Investigates such issues as who profited from the Atlantic slave trade, how Africans were defined and named by slave traders, and how the enslaved identified themselves. Traces the linguistic, economic, and cultural ties shared by large numbers of enslaved Africans.

Recommended to "undergraduate and graduate schools, as well as large public libraries and African studies propgrams" by the American Library Association's Choice Magazine as "an excellent, inexpensive reference work," it covers all aspects of the African continent and its 53 nations. Extensive maps, graphs and statistical tables augment comprehensive text and other illustrations. Also recommended as a handbook for business executives and individuals interested in Africa.