8 - The Journey of Wamba dia Wamba and the Struggles for Emancipatory Politics in Africa
Corresponding Author(s) : Horace G. Campbell
Africa Development,
Vol. 45 No. 2 (2020): Africa Development
Abstract
This tribute centralises Ernest Wamba dia Wamba’s commitment to committed scholarship, including his contributions to the challenges faced in the quest for popular democracy in Africa, in the emancipatory project. Tracing his journey from the village community with the remnants of the palaver and mbongi through the Dar es Salaam School, this homage highlights his contribution to the understanding of African philosophy. His immersion in the experiences of the Sovereign National Conference and his foray into the multi-sided struggles for a new mode of politics distinguished Wamba from intellectuals who pontificated about the struggles against militarism from the safety of seminar rooms. This celebration of his life echoes his call for the importance of re-dynamising African cultures in the process of restoring the humanity of Africans.
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- Chachage, C. S. L., 1998, Some Reflections on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dar es Salaam: Department of Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam.
- Cohen, H. J., 2020, US Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik, Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
- Devlin, L., 2007, Chief of Station, Congo: A Memoir of 1960–67. New York: PublicAffairs.
- Hirji, K., 2018, Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine, Dar es Salaam: Mkuki ya Nyota Publishers.
- Kimambo, I. N., and Temu, A. J., eds., 1969. A History of Tanzania. Nairobi: East African Publishing House.
- Kimambo, I. N., 1993, Three Decades of Production of Historical Knowledge at Dar es Salaam, Dares Salaam: Dar es Salaam University Press.
- Mshambi, G. T., 1977, ‘The Mystification of African History: A Review of How Europe, Underdeveloped Africa’, Utafiti, Vol. 2, No. 2.
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- Rodney, W. 1972. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. London: Bogle-L’Ouverture Publications.
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- Tempels, P., 1945, La philosophie bantoue. Élisabethville: Éditions Lovania.
- Vansina, J., 1966, Introduction à l’ethnographie du Congo, Kinshasa: Université Lovanium.
- Wamba, P., 1999, Kinship: A Family’s Journey in Africa and America. New York: Plume/ Penguin.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., n.d., ‘Protracted Political Crisis, Wars and Militarism in the Regions of Central Africa and the Great Lakes’. Unpublished paper.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1980, ‘Brief Theoretical Comments on the Quest for Materialist History: Concerning the Article “The Object of History”. Unpublished paper, University of Dar es Salaam, Department of History.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1985, ‘Experiences of Democracy in Africa: Reflections on Practices of Communalist Palaver as a Method of Resolving Contradictions’, Philosophy and Social Action, Vol. XI, No. 3.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1988, ‘Post-Leninism and Revolution in Africa’, African Journal of Political Economy/ Revue Africaine d’Economie Politique, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 89–100.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1991a, ‘Homage to the great African Savant, Cheikh Anta Diop,’ Quest, Vol. 5, Issue. 2, pp. 63–72.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1991b, ‘Philosophy and African Intellectuals: Mimesis of Western Classicism, Ethnophilosophical Romanticism or African Self-mastery?’ Quest, Vol. 5, No 1, pp. 5–17.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1991c, ‘Philosophy in Africa: Challenges of the African Philosopher’ in T. Serequeberhan, ed., African Philosophy: Essential Readings (New York: Paragon House).
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1992, ‘Beyond Elite Politics of Democracy in Africa’, Quest: An International African Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 29–42.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1993a, ‘African History and the Teaching of History in the University of Dar es Salaam’ Tanzania Zamani, Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp 1–19.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1993b, ‘Democracy, Multipartyism and Emancipative Politics in Africa: The Case of Zaire’, Africa Development/ Afrique et Développement, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 95–118.
- Wamba dia Wamba, E., 2010, Interview conducted by Noël Obotela Rashidi and Bernard MIumpasi Lututala, CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 3 & 4, p. 22.
References
Chachage, C. S. L., 1998, Some Reflections on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dar es Salaam: Department of Sociology, University of Dar es Salaam.
Cohen, H. J., 2020, US Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik, Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Devlin, L., 2007, Chief of Station, Congo: A Memoir of 1960–67. New York: PublicAffairs.
Hirji, K., 2018, Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine, Dar es Salaam: Mkuki ya Nyota Publishers.
Kimambo, I. N., and Temu, A. J., eds., 1969. A History of Tanzania. Nairobi: East African Publishing House.
Kimambo, I. N., 1993, Three Decades of Production of Historical Knowledge at Dar es Salaam, Dares Salaam: Dar es Salaam University Press.
Mshambi, G. T., 1977, ‘The Mystification of African History: A Review of How Europe, Underdeveloped Africa’, Utafiti, Vol. 2, No. 2.
Presbey, G. M., 1998, ‘Criticism of Multiparty Democracy: Parallels between Wamba dia Wamba and Arendt’, New Political Science, Vol. 20, No. 1, 35–52.
Rodney, W. 1972. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. London: Bogle-L’Ouverture Publications.
Rodney, W. 1983. Migrant Labour in Tanzania During the Colonial Period: Case Studies of Recruitment and Conditions of Labour in the Sisal Industry. Hamburg: Institut für Afrika-Kunde im Verbund der Stiftung Deutsches Übersee-Institut.
Tempels, P., 1945, La philosophie bantoue. Élisabethville: Éditions Lovania.
Vansina, J., 1966, Introduction à l’ethnographie du Congo, Kinshasa: Université Lovanium.
Wamba, P., 1999, Kinship: A Family’s Journey in Africa and America. New York: Plume/ Penguin.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., n.d., ‘Protracted Political Crisis, Wars and Militarism in the Regions of Central Africa and the Great Lakes’. Unpublished paper.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1980, ‘Brief Theoretical Comments on the Quest for Materialist History: Concerning the Article “The Object of History”. Unpublished paper, University of Dar es Salaam, Department of History.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1985, ‘Experiences of Democracy in Africa: Reflections on Practices of Communalist Palaver as a Method of Resolving Contradictions’, Philosophy and Social Action, Vol. XI, No. 3.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1988, ‘Post-Leninism and Revolution in Africa’, African Journal of Political Economy/ Revue Africaine d’Economie Politique, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 89–100.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1991a, ‘Homage to the great African Savant, Cheikh Anta Diop,’ Quest, Vol. 5, Issue. 2, pp. 63–72.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1991b, ‘Philosophy and African Intellectuals: Mimesis of Western Classicism, Ethnophilosophical Romanticism or African Self-mastery?’ Quest, Vol. 5, No 1, pp. 5–17.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1991c, ‘Philosophy in Africa: Challenges of the African Philosopher’ in T. Serequeberhan, ed., African Philosophy: Essential Readings (New York: Paragon House).
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1992, ‘Beyond Elite Politics of Democracy in Africa’, Quest: An International African Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 29–42.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1993a, ‘African History and the Teaching of History in the University of Dar es Salaam’ Tanzania Zamani, Vol. 1, Issue 3, pp 1–19.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 1993b, ‘Democracy, Multipartyism and Emancipative Politics in Africa: The Case of Zaire’, Africa Development/ Afrique et Développement, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 95–118.
Wamba dia Wamba, E., 2010, Interview conducted by Noël Obotela Rashidi and Bernard MIumpasi Lututala, CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 3 & 4, p. 22.