In this book, Munyaradzi Felix Murove explores African traditional ethical resources for African politics. Arguing that African ethics is integral to African post-colonial political contentious discourse, Murove invites the reader to reflect on various problematic political issues in post-colonial Africa and how African ethics has been applied in these situations. Starting with a succinct discussion of the scope of African ethics, he discusses how African ethical values have been applied by post-colonial politicians in the reconstruction of their societies. Further, Murove looks critically at the issue of African poverty and how the ethic of regional integration and economic cooperation among post-colonial African nation-states has been instrumental to efforts aimed at overcoming the scourge of poverty. The main question this book seeks to answer is: Are African traditional ethical values a panacea to modern African political problems?
Chapter 1
African Ethics
Chapter 2
Ethical Politics in the Context of African Traditional Religion
Chapter 3
African Ethics and the Post-Colonial Politics of Tradition
Chapter 4
The Predominance of Tradition and African Identity
African Traditional Humanism and the Ethic of Collectivism
Chapter 6
Regional Integration and the Ethic of Co-operation in post-Colonial Africa
Chapter 7
African Traditional Resources for Ethical Leadership
Epilogue