Kwame Nkrumah and the dream of African unity
By: Lansiné Kaba
Contributors: Thompson, Jeremy C., translator
Publisher: Diasporic Africa Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781937306588
Subjects: History; Politics and government; Presidents; Biography; Economic conditions; Pan-Africanism; International relations; Organization of African Unity
Work titles: Kwame N'Krumah et le rêve de l'Unité africaine
Description: "In Kwame Nkrumah and the Dream of African Unity, Lansiné Kaba describes some of the epic phases of Kwame Nkrumah's struggle for the independence of his country, Ghana, and the unity of his continent, Africa. These two tasks were gigantic, complex, and even frightening. Each separately was promethean in scope, perhaps beyond the capacity of a single leader, however able and determined. Yet, Nkrumah dared to accomplish them and thus deserves a place among the great figures of his world. Far from being a hagiography or a biography, or an essay on the ideology and foreign politics of Nkrumah, this work follows the adventures of his dream of African unity, from the years studying across the Atlantic to the Accra Summit in 1965 and the coup d'état in 1966. Throughout, the analysis tries to understand the genesis of the dream and the effort required for its realization. These discussions deal with the difficulties of implementing a policy of regrouping independent states into a continental body"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "The translation of this work into English was made possible by the request of Diasporic Africa Press and the hard work of the translator, Dr. Jeremy Thompson. The final version was the result of Ruqiyyah Nu'Man's excellent editing and translation skills, which, coupled with mine own suggestions and corrections, helped polish the work and prepare it for a new audience."--Page iii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-158) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface --; title: Nkrumah, the idea of unity and the Africa of today --; title: Pan-Africanism or the genesis of the dream --; title: The independence of Ghana and planning the dream --; title: The mechanisms of Nkrumah's African policy --; title: Attempts at regional union and the dream --; title: The Congo crisis and the dream of unity --; title: The OAU and the dream of unity --; title: Conclusion.