The African Renaissance Project of Thabo Mbeki

Its South African Roots and Targets

by Sehlare Makgetlaneng

This book provides a
critical analysis of the targets and objectives of The African
Renaissance project as articulated by former South African President
Thabo Mbeki. The work is divided into five chapters: South Africa before
and since 1994; invaluable lessons for the African Renaissance project;
targets and objectives of the African Renaissance as articulated by
Thabo Mbeki; the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the litmus
test for the African Renaissance; the DRC as the strategic heart of the
African continental transformation; the African Renaissance Project: key
issues, processes and developments. It provides a critical analysis of
the South African socio-historical roots and targets in these issues,
processes and developments of the African Renaissance project. The book
has a conclusion and recommendations.

Contents:

South Africa before and since 1994: Invaluable lessons for the African Renaissance Project

Targets and Objectives of the African Renaissance as articulated by Thabo Mbeki

The Democratic Republic of the Congo as the Litmus Test for the African Renaissance

The Democratic Republic of the Congo as the Strategic Heart of the African Continental Transformation

African Renaissance Project: Key Issues, Processes and Development

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About the author

Sehlare Makgetlaneng

Sehlare Makgetlaneng
is the Research Associate at the University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South
Africa. He served as a Chief Research Specialist and Head of Governance
and Security Programme at the Africa Institute of South Africa. He also
served as a Senior Researcher at the Institute for African Renaissance
Studies, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

Review

“In this inspiring and richly textured book, the author skillfully
and critically traces the intellectual origins of Thabo Mbeki’s notion
of the ‘African Renaissance.’ Its domestic articulations and continental
expressions are analysed with philosophical and normative commitment
rarely found in other reflections on the subject. This book thus
constitutes a welcome and refreshing appraisal and is an elegant
contribution to the changing discourse on Africa.”

Garth le Pere, Visiting Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria, and Senior Associate, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection