Press Reviews


The following is a selection of reviews of Fahamu Books titles. Simply click on '…more' for reviews in full.



SMS Uprising: Mobile Activism in Africa
Sokari Ekine, Nathan Eagle, Ken Banks, Redante Asuncion-Reed, Anil Naidoo, Amanda Atwood, Christiana Charles-Iyoha, Becky Faith, Joshua Goldstein, Christian Kreutz, Tanya Notley, Juliana Rotich, Berna Twanza Ngolobe, Bukeni Waruzi

Anne Perkins reviews SMS Uprising: Mobile activism in Africa - a book that will help explain how mobile phones can be used in the field to anyone ...more

 Anne Perkins, The Guardian 



Development and Globalisation: Daring to Think Differently
Yash Tandon

'These essays promise to stand the test of time.'

 Benjamin W. Mkapa, President of Tanzania 1995–2005 



Ending Aid Dependence
Yash Tandon

What these two books have in common is firstly that they have exceptionally compelling titles for those interested in their subject matter. Secondly, is the ...more

 Ama Biney, Pambazuka News 



This title is also available in French


Silences in NGO Discourse
The role and future of NGOs in Africa
Issa G. Shivji

The two brief essays that comprise this booklet are exemplary, both originally presented to gatherings of NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) ...more

 John S. Saul, Professor Emeritus of politics at York University in Toronto 



From the Slave Trade to 'Free' Trade
How trade undermines democracy and justice in Africa

If you're an African non-governmental organisation of limited funds, please email info@pambazukapress.org to arrange a complimentary copy of this ebook (Adobe PDF).



China's New Role in Africa and the South
A search for a new perspective

China's New Role in Africa and the South is a collection of essays emanating from a conference held in May 2007 on the sidelines of the African Development ...more

 Johanna Jansson, The China Monitor, Centre for Chinese Studies 



African Voices on Development and Social Justice
Editorials from Pambazuka News 2004
Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson, Zeinab Kamil Ali, Rudy Amenga-Etego, Eno Anwana, Innocent Balemba, Joel Bisina, Patrick Bond, Gerald Caplan, Richard Carver, Tim Concannon, Eva Dadrian, Abdulai Darimani, Eugenia Date-Bah, Demba Moussa Dembele, Sarah Erlichman, Hannah Forster, Vincent Gasana, Barbara Harrell-Bond, Paul Higate, Mike Kagan, Camille Karangwa, Steve Kibble, Mahmood Mamdani, Hein Marais, Henning Melber, James Milner, Faiza Jama Mohamed, Charles Mutasa, Laurie Nathan, Akong Charles Ndika, Mary Ndlovu, Antoinette Ntuli, Adebayo Olukoshi, Kwesi Kwaa Prah, Brian Raftopoulos, Sara Rakita, Pierre Sané, Rotimi Sankore, Riaz Tayob, Ernest Wamba Dia Wamba, Mary Wandia, Everjoice Win, Joseph Yav-Katshung, Eugenia Zorbas
This book is a collection of trenchant editorials from Pambazuka News, a weekly electronic newsletter on social justice in Africa. The editorials were ...more
 Africa Week 



Food Rebellions!
Crisis and the Hunger for Justice
Eric Holt-Giménez, Raj Patel

In this very timely book, two of the world's most prominent critics of the global food system, Eric Holt-Giménez and Raj Patel, dissect the causes of hunger ...more

 Walden Bello, president of the Freedom from Debt Coalition and professor of sociology at the University of the Philippines 



The Crash of International Finance-Capital and its Implications for the Third World
Dani Wadada Nabudere

Reading this abridged version again, as I first did in 1989 before its publication, is like reading history backwards. Professor Nabudere had predicted the ...more

 Yash Tandon, former executive director of the South Centre and author of Ending Aid Dependence 



Where is Uhuru? Reflections on the Struggle for Democracy in Africa
Issa G. Shivji

'Where is Uhuru? is recommended reading for those interested in the struggle for democracy and development in Africa.'

 Salim Ahmed Salim, former secretary general of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) 



Breathing Life into the African Union Protocol on Women's Rights in Africa
Anne Atieno Amadi, Rita Anyumba, Elize Delport, Amie Joof-Cole, Ibrahima Kane, Karoline Kemp, Faiza Jama Mohamed, Sarah Mukasa, Roselynn Musa, Sibongile Ndashe, Mary Rusimbi, Rotimi Sankore, Loga Virahsawmy, Mary Wandia

'a blend of astounding clarity, conciseness, and sharp analyses'

 Sylvia Tamale, Associate Professor and Dean of Law, Makerere University, Uganda 



This title is also available in French


African Perspectives on China in Africa
Ali Askouri, Horace Campbell, Michelle Chan-Fishel, Moreblessings Chidaushe, John Blessing Karumbidza, Daniel Large, Anabela Lemos, Ndubisi Obiorah, Kwesi Kwaa Prah, Daniel Ribeiro, John Rocha

'…the first attempt in recent years to examine African views of China'

 London Review of Books 



This title is also available in Spanish