Press Reviews
The following is a selection of reviews of Fahamu Books titles. Simply click on '…more' for reviews in full.
Sankofa Selections: Reviewing Nyerere in Elections Year... For Africans at home and abroad who concern ourselves with Africa's liberation, it ...more | |
| —Amir Demeke, Black Power Media |
Despite a flurry of recent books probing the current aid system, very few have been written by authors raised and resident in developing countries. Aid to ...more | |
| —Tim Gee, Bond |
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 |
While the world celebrated the first anniversary of the life and legacy of Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem at London's Amnesty International Human Rights Action ...more | |
| —Amir Demeke, Black Power Media |
Women Speak in the Aftermath of Kenya's Post-Election Crisis
When three policemen raided Rosemary Akinyi's house in Kibera at the height of the post-election violence, she had only one request when their intentions ...more | |
| —Murithi Mutiga, Daily Nation, Daily Nation |
'These essays promise to stand the test of time.' | |
| —Benjamin W. Mkapa, President of Tanzania 1995–2005 |
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
The role and future of NGOs in Africa
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 |
How trade undermines democracy and justice in Africa
| As the world prepares to celebrate the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on August 23, a new book on the lessons ...more | |
| —Philip Ngujiri, The East African |
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 |
Editorials from Pambazuka News 2004
| 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 |
Crisis and the Hunger for Justice
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 |
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? 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) |
'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
'…the first attempt in recent years to examine African views of China' | |
| —London Review of Books |
This title is also available in Spanish