Muhindo Malunga L.

Originally written under the title Church and State in Africa: Toward a Constructive Social Imagination, in The Sacrifice of Africa, distinguished author Emmanuel Katongole has, in my opinion, put together a groundbreaking reflection with remarkable simplicity and clarity that qualifies to be a guide to all who are and have been concerned by the many contradictions and paradoxes of the state of the Church and the Nation-State in Africa. What might a Constructive Social re-imagination of Africa look like? Could we put forward a strong argument for a fresh, concrete and doable Social alternative for Africa that will not only remain a theoretical possibility? Africa needs saving! This salvation is long overdue. It’s not salvation in a spiritual sense (not only), but salvation from a Ghost that the author, borrowing from Adam Hoschschild, calls “King Leopold’s Ghost”. This salvation is needed as the lack of it explains why all efforts and strategies for improving and managing failing insti

A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor. A remarkable story of the making or, should I say, the unmaking of Africa!! How do you summarize 700 pages of history in a few words? Capturing all the stories and “facts”? As I doubt there is a way one can successfully sum up the history of Africa in a few words, I encourage you, beyond this summary, to read the book. I can safely say that Martin Meredith has provided a well-written time travel to different places and times across Africa. NB: My personal reflection and response to The Fortunes of Africa will be published in a separate article in the near future. Ever since the era of the pharaohs, Africa has been coveted for its riches. The pyramids of the Nile Valley dazzled the rest of the world not just because of the ingenuity of their architects and builders but as symbols of the wealth of Egypt’s rulers who commissioned them as stepping stones to the afterlife. The author starts by showing that the unification of Egypt nearly 5