A Good African Story
A Good African Story

Author: Andrew Rugasira

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-02-07

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1448104726

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Since it was founded in 2003, Good African Coffee has helped thousands 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, as Andrew Rugasira recounts the very personal story of his company and the challenges that he has faced – and overcome – as an African entrepreneur, he provides a tantalising glimpse of what Africa could be, and argues that trade has achieved what years of aid have failed to deliver. This is a book about Africa taking its destiny in its own hands, and dictating the terms of its future.

A Good African Story
A Good African Story

Author: Andrew Rugasira

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13:

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Since it was founded in 2003, Good African Coffee has helped thousands of farmers earn a decent living, send their children to school, and escape a spiral of debt and dependence. In this book, Rugasira argues that trade has achieved what years of aid failed to deliver, and has provided a tantalising glimpse of what Africa could be.

The Granta Book of the African Short Story
The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Author: Helon Habila

Publisher: Granta Books

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1847084389

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Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent, from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya. Helon Habila focuses on younger, newer writers - contrasted with some of their older, more established peers - to give a fascinating picture of a new and more liberated Africa. These writers are characterized by their engagement with the wider world and the opportunities offered by the end of apartheid, the end of civil wars and dictatorships, and the possibilities of free movement. Their work is inspired by travel and exile. They are liberated, global and expansive. As Dambudzo Marechera wrote: 'If you're a writer for a specific nation or specific race, then f*** you." These are the stories of a new Africa, punchy, self-confident and defiant. Includes stories by: Fatou Diome; Aminatta Forna; Manuel Rui; Patrice Nganang; Leila Aboulela; Zo Wicomb; Alaa Al Aswany; Doreen Baingana; E.C. Osondu.

The Cow-Tail Switch
The Cow-Tail Switch

Author: Harold Courlander

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1987-03-15

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780805002980

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Contains seventeen stories gathered from the Ashantis of West Africa.

The Brave Little African Girl
The Brave Little African Girl

Author: Thabitha Mathabatha

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2020-03-30

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1728351898

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Fofo, a brave, little African girl, lives with her brothers and her strict aunt in the jungle. Fofo is tired of following her brothers around, and one day she decides to venture off by herself to swim in the natural pool at the foot of the mountain. As Fofo enjoys the refreshing spring water, she doesn’t realize she’s in danger. And then, on the bank, she hears the cry of an animal. She saves a baby lion being born, names him Angel, and carries the cub home. However, Fofo must give up the animal so it can be returned to the wild. That makes her sad and depressed. Her schoolwork suffers, and her grades drop. But her teachers help her get her spark back. This picture book for children delivers that message that it takes a village to raise a child. Through the love of Fofo’s family and friends, and especially her teachers, she’s able to find joy in her life again.

African Folktales
African Folktales

Author: Roger Abrahams

Publisher: Pantheon

Published: 2011-08-03

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0307803198

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The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

A Pride of African Tales
A Pride of African Tales

Author: Donna L. Washington

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 0060249293

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A collection of African folktales originating in the storytelling tradition.

A Glorious Age in Africa
A Glorious Age in Africa

Author: Daniel Chu

Publisher: Africa Research and Publications

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780865431676

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Illustrated by Monetta Barnett. Tells the story of the rise of the great African empires - Ghana, Mali, and Songhay - and charts their progress from the eighth to the sixteenth century.