DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES IN AFRICA: NKRUMAIST ALTERNATIVE

CHALLENGE OF THE CONGO was first published in 1957, conflict between progressive and reactionary forces in Africa has sharpened. A point has now been reached where armed struggle is the only way through which African revolutionaries can achieve their objectives.

I SPEAK OF FREEDOM contains selections from the speakers of Kwame Nkrumah between 1947 and 1960, linked by the narrative. The main theme is Ghana’s independence, political freedom preparing the way for a progressive socialist program of economic and social   development, the intensification of the Pan-African struggle against colonialism and neo-colonialism, and for the total liberation and unification of Africa.  

The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah is a moving human story, recounting the dramatic rise to the power and fame of a village goldsmiths son from half Assini, whose vision of freedom became a  reality in his country and an example for other territories in Africa.