The African Dream: Unity Forsaken, Hope Rekindled
(2025)

Nonfiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Ajona Penhart, 2025
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1 online resource (201 pages)

ISBN/ISSN
9798231933815 MWT18666381, 18666381
LANGUAGE
English
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The African Dream: Unity Forsaken. Hope RekindledOnce upon a time, Africa dared to dream.A dream of unity. Of a continent free from colonial chains, speaking with one voice, marching toward prosperity and power. The African Dream: Unity Forsaken. Hope Rekindled is a powerful, provocative, and passionate account of how that dream was born-and how it was betrayed.In this sweeping narrative, Ajona Penhart unpacks the rise of Pan-Africanism, the wave of independence that lit up the continent, and the towering patriots who believed in a united Africa. From Kwame Nkrumah's bold vision to the revolutionary spirit of Thomas Sankara, this book pays tribute to the heroes who fought for an African future built on solidarity.But the dream did not endure.Through coups, assassinations, foreign interference, tribal politics, and economic fragmentation, Africa lost its path. Borders hardened, leaders turned on each other, and the continent became a battleground for outside powers. Penhart asks the hard questions:Why can't Africa unite? Who benefited from its disunity? And is there still hope?Blending history, political analysis, and a poetic sense of justice, Unity Forsaken. Hope Rekindled is more than a chronicle of failure-it is a blueprint for renewal. With a rising generation of bold thinkers, visionaries, and change-makers, Africa may yet reclaim its dream

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