Title: Sweet-footed African /
Authors: Alhaji, James Jibraeel.; Nyamnjoh, Francis B., 1961-
Publisher: Langaa Research & Publishing CIG - Common Initiative Group ; Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective,
Year: 2015
Subjects: Alhaji, James Jibraeel.; Authors, Cameroonian South Africa Cape Town.; Authors, Cameroonian South Africa Cape Town Biography.; Cape Town (South Africa) Biography.
Abstract: A Sweet-Footed African captures the sense of being James Jibraeel Alhaji; the milestones and challenges of his life and his reconciliation with emotions, decisions and circumstances of the past, and hopes for the future. James Jibraeel Alhaji's life is characterized by a diversity of personal ambitions, family commitments and economic motives, which lead him from his home in Cameroon to Cape Town, South Africa. The story situates the context of decisions that characterize the so-called quest for greener pastures, examining personal opportunities, triumphs and challenges before and beyond life as an immigrant in South Africa. The story explores what it means to move and to be mobile in Africa, the networks that fulfil and sustain mobile Africans during times of uncertainty, and the lineage to home that remains eternally active.
Contents: Hero days in primary school -- Secondary school life -- My first love -- Life in high school -- My days at the University of Yaounde -- Saudi Arabia beckons -- South Africa imagined and pursued -- Graced by South Africa -- My wife never understood the business -- Life as an immigrant businessman in South Africa -- My mother was a very good friend.