In her new book "The Challenge for Africa", Wangari Maathai offers a refreshing perspective on the challenges facing Africa. She calls for a moral revolution among Africans themselves, who, she argues, are culturally deracinated, adrift between worlds. She sheds light the complex and dynamic nature of the continent, and offers “hardheaded hope” and “realistic options” for change and improvement. She analyzes some of the most critical bottlenecks to development in Africa occurring at the international, national, and individual levels (including cultural upheaval and enduring poverty) and describes what Africans can and need to do for themselves using culture, nature and self-belief, while also stressing responsibility and accountability. Ultimately what Africa needs is a revolution in leadership, but this cannot be ushered in by western governments, well-meaning NGOs - or even Bono and Sharon Stone - it must happen within African societies and individuals themselves: "At both the top and the bottom, all Africans must believe in themselves again; that they are capable of walking their own path and forging their own identity, that they have a right to be governed with justice, accountability and transparency, that they can honor and practice their cultures and make them relevant to today's needs, and that they no longer need to be indebted—financially, intellectually, and spiritually—to those who once governed them. They must rise up and walk." I really enjoyed reading Wangari Maathai's autobiography "Unbowed", so this new one is now on top of my reading list.
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