Africa in the Twenty-First Century

Part 1: Governance, Democracy, And Development

Chapter 1: African Development and Democratization Trajectories by Gashawbeza W. Bekele and Adebayo Oyebade

Chapter 2: The Political Ecology of Sustainable Development in Africa by Tadesse Kidane-Mariam

Chapter 3: Revisiting the Promise of Democracy and Development in Africa by Phillip E. Agbebaku, William E. Odion, and Mohammed Itakpe

Chapter 4: Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: Localizing the Development Agenda in Nigeria by Funmi Adewumi

Chapter 5: Fallacy of Development in Africa by Sunday Layi Oladipupo

Chapter 6: Political Economy of Postcolonial Rail Transportation Development, Management, and Privatization in Africa South of the Sahara by Tokunbo A. Ayoola

Part 2: Democratization, Democratic Institutions, and Uneven Regional Development

Chapter 7: The Legislature and Tenure Elongation in African Presidential Democracies by Joseph Yinka Fashagba and Rotimi Ajayi

Chapter 8: The African Diaspora and the Quest for Democracy in Africa: Revisiting the June 12 1993 Presidential Election in Nigeria by Udida A. Undiyaundeye

Chapter 9: Bill of Rights for Africa: Uneven Regional Development and Indigenous Peoples Protests by R.T. Akinyele

Part 3: Gender Relations, Healthcare, and Development

Chapter 10: Vanishing or Emerging Voices? Nigerian Women and Political Participation by Ngozi U. Emeka-Nwobia

Chapter 11: Women, Conflict, and Nigeria's Sustainable Development Agenda by Adaora Osondu-Oti

Chapter 12: Gabon's Giant Step in Healthcare by Biale Zua