Nawal El Saadawi is one of the greatest writers to come out of the Arab world. Born in a small Egyptian village in 1931, her life and writings have shown an extraordinary strength of character and a unique ability to create new worlds in the fight against oppression. Saadawi has been pilloried, censored, imprisoned and exiled for her refusal to accept the oppressions imposed on women by gender and..
Since it was founded in 2003, Good African Coffee has helped thousand of farmers earn a decent living, send their children to school and escape a spiral of debt and dependence. Africa has received over $1 trillion in aid over the last fifty years and yet despite these huge inflows, the continent remains mired in poverty, disease and systemic corruption. In A Good African Story, Andrew Rugasira arg..
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.Obama take..
A Safe Pair of Hands is the story of Austin Avuru and his rise from provincial Abbi in what is now Delta State to the pinnacle of corporate Nigeria. At the same time, it is the story of Seplat, the small company he co-founded in 2010, turning it into Nigeria’s pre-eminent Oil an Gas Company over ten short years. It is a compelling story of excellence, resilience, doggedness and that unique can-do ..
In the seventies, as signs of decay began to show in the capitalist experiment of the newly independent African countries, a "bard of the misrule" emerged on the streets of Lagos. Often shirtless and armed with his trademark saxophone, Fela Anikulapo Kuti tore his way into popular culture with Afrobeat music. Blending ethno-traditional forms with the reigning highlife and jazz rhythms, Afrobeat dr..
Ake tells the story of Wole Soyinka's first eleven years as a child (1934-1945), period that coincides with major historical events in Nigeria, and around the world-World War 11 and the famous Women's Uprising in Egbaland, an event in which the author played the role of a courier...
"A business book charting her experience from the kitchen table to the boardroom table." The Financial Times "Coffee Republic has been a great success story and an inspirational role model for entrepreneurs in all business sectors. Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely position and books such as this illustrate not only the "nuts and bolts" of entrepreneurialism, but also give invaluab..