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Each one represents a theme which has shaped Africa: Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, the \"King of Kleptocracy\" whose corruption crippled Zaire,  Jonas Savimbi, the life-long guerrilla and symbol of the Cold War's destructive legacy on the continent, the quixotic Hastings Banda, the ultimate product of colonialism and Nelson Mandela, symbol of reconciliation and hope for an entire continent.;Despite Africa's 20th-century record, Russell detects signs of hope in the fledgling human rights troupe he encounters deep in the steamy heart of the Congolese jungle and in the group of journalist keeping Moi's tottering regime in Kenya on its toes.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49569852883217,"sku":"GOR001436672","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52082081661201,"sku":"GOR002088519","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0333753593.jpg?v=1751420987"},{"product_id":"after-mandela-book-alec-russell-9780091926014","title":"After Mandela","description":"\"A brisk, lively and vividly written portrait of post-apartheid South Africa\" Peter Godwin, author of Mukiwa  In the early 1990s, the African National Congress, led by Nelson Mandela, engaged in a historic and  peaceful transition to power in South Africa. For some, the story of South Africa ended with that moment -  the victory of the ANC over the bitter injustice of the apartheid regime, and Mandela's astonishing mission of reconciliation.    Yet while the economy has grown steadily, as has a fledgling middle class, and black South Africans have attained positions of great wealth and power,  rampant inequality still remains. Violence is endemic in the townships and in the major cities. Race relations are fraught as whites struggle to find their place in the new order. President Thabo Mbeki's denial of the AIDS epidemic has led to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths and been morally and politically disastrous. Mbeki's failure to check the abuses of Robert Mugabe's dictatorship in Zimbabwe has tarnished South Africa's reputation abroad and baffled Mbeki's former friends.  South Africa should be the continent's greatest hope, yet it stands at a crossroads as it faces its most serious test since the end of white rule. 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