Part I. Perspective -- 1. Introduction : A Context for Post-Colonial African Discourse / Ebere Onwudide -- Part II. Culture, Identity, and Development -- 2. Tradition and Modernity : The Triumph of African Culture / Minabere Ibelema -- 3. Artistic Creation in Post-Independence Africa / F. Abiola Irele -- 4. Cultural Politics in Post-Independence Senegal / Tracy D. Snipe -- Part III. Governance and the Political Order -- 5. Kinship and Civil Society in Post-Colonial Africa / Peter B. Ekeh -- 6. Participatory Decision Making in African Societies Before and After Colonization / Njoku E. Awa -- Part IV. Economic and Infrastructural Development -- 7. A New Look at Africa's Economic Growth and Prospects for the Twenty-First Century / H. Sylvain Boko -- 8. Developments in Transportation and Communications / Folu Folarin Ogundimu and Okechukwu C. Iheduru -- Part V. Health and Agricultural Innovations -- 9. Post-Colonial African Achievements in Health / Emmanuel U. Nnadozie -- 10. Biotechnology, Food Production, and African Advancement / Richard W. Hull -- Part VI. A Vision of the Future -- 11. Afrenaissance : Struggles of Hope in Post-Colonial Africa / Ali A. Mazrui.