Saving Africa

A book to change the world forever

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Pub Date 28 Jan 2017 | Archive Date 19 Mar 2018

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Saving Africa investigates the root causes of underdevelopment in developing countries, particularly in post-colonial Africa. It also identifies the factors that inhibit progress: the cultural barriers to development; the political instability and the inappropriate choice of political system that has hampered the development of so many African countries; the economic problems plaguing Africa, especially in the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, industry, and the service economy. 

It looks at the effect on the social life of African people and cultural factors, such as the difficulty in reconciling traditional customs and practices with the western way of life, and considers how the economy and political systems currently in place add to these problems. 
It also uses the case of Cote D’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) as a prime example, and demonstrates how the legacy of colonial rule, and the scale of corruption among the political elite, coupled with lack of education, poor infrastructure, and rampant inefficiencies that constitute the problematic life in every African country. 

In response to this, it sets out a blueprint, a comprehensive roadmap for evolution. If implemented with commitment it will allow the people of Africa to enjoy the benefits of living in a modern society, with a working economy, a stable political system, and a culture that both preserves the best of its traditions and customs, and takes advantage of the opportunities offered by Western society. 

Saving Africa shows how one can transform the heavy legacy of centuries of colonial rule from a contemporary curse into a real future for Africa and its people.

Saving Africa investigates the root causes of underdevelopment in developing countries, particularly in post-colonial Africa. It also identifies the factors that inhibit progress: the cultural...


A Note From the Publisher

N. Timoleon Amessa was born in Sikensi, Ivory Coast where he worked as a clerk accountant at an agro-industrial company, Sodesure Ferke 2. He then moved to London to study Business. He currently works as a bus driver in London for Arriva, and is married with two children.

N. Timoleon Amessa was born in Sikensi, Ivory Coast where he worked as a clerk accountant at an agro-industrial company, Sodesure Ferke 2. He then moved to London to study Business. He currently...


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Featured Reviews

I was taken by the title of this book, because one, I am an African and two, I reside on the continent. The history of African countries are unique, but the one thing you'll find in most save a few like, Ethiopia and Liberia, is that we were colonized and the post-colonial governance has not been all we thought it'd be.
This book explores all that and more and I did agree when he said that at the root of our underdevelopment, corruption and most civil wars are our leaders and their leadership mindset.
I know not, if it's possible to save Africa, as the title suggests, but I believe in writing a new narrative of Africa. There are young African change makers who are doing this in their art, civic leadership and businesses.
I received an advance digital copy of the book from NetGalley and though reading the book saddened me because there's still a lot to do,miles to cover in transforming the leadership and the mindsets of the people to ensure that we do prosper as a continent.

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