Africa's Peacemakers

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As Africa and its diaspora commemorate fifty years of post-independence Pan-Africanism, this unique and provocative collection of biographical essays provides insight into the thirteen prominent individuals of African descent who have won the Nobel Peace Prize since 1950. From the first American president of African descent, Barack Obama, to influential figures in peacemaking, Africa's Peacemakers reveals how this remarkable collection of individuals have changed the world - for better or worse.

subjects: Africa, intellectual life,  Persons,  Pacifists,  Biography,  Nobel Prizes,  History,  Peace,  Awards,  Nobel Prize winners,  Biography: historical, political & military,  Intellectual life