Contemporary Africa : challenges and opportunities / edited by Toyin Falola and Emmanuel M. Mbah.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : change and continuity in contemporary Africa Toyin Falola and Emmanuel M. Mbah -- Mau Mau inventions and reinventions Mickie Mwanzia Koster -- Race and social islands in Kenya's urban spaces Brillian Besi Muhonja -- The Second World War and Africa's socio-economic infrastructures : a case study of the Nigerian railroad system Tokunbo A. Ayoola -- The Cold War and the emergence of economic divergences : Africa and Asia compared S.U. Fwatshak -- Africa's debt burden and the HIPC initiative : Cameroon, from challenges to opportunity Augustine Ayuk -- The effects of family size on socioeconomic status in Cameroon : a critical analysis Consoler T. Teboh -- Music & the politics of culture in a South African Zulu HIV/AIDS experience : implications for 'post-apartheid' discourse Austin C. Okigbo -- A parallel evolution : the Southern Africa Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, apartheid, and American civil rights Myra Ann Houser -- The migration of professionals from Africa : assessing the impact of the 'brain drain' from the continent JK Mapulanga-Hulston -- Conclusion : Africa that works Toyin Falola and Emmanuel M. Mbah.