White portraits in the african political gallery. Part 2

Occupation: PhD (History), Senior Research Fellow
Affiliation: Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: Russian Federation, 123001, Moscow, Spiridonovka Str., 30/1

Journal name

Asia and Africa Today

Edition

Issue 8

Pages

21-26

Abstract

The article contains a gallery of portraits of white political and government figures in African countries. The dynamics of the white community members’ representation in multiracial states of Southern Africa - South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia - is shown. From the very beginning of these countries’ independence, the necessity to form power structures on the basis of the interests of all significant social groups has been clearly evident. Observance of the rights of minorities (white and coloured people) creates conditions for the establishment of political stability and, ultimately, for the development of democracy.

Particular attention is paid to the situation in South Africa: the contribution of white politicians to the political and socio- economic development of the country, the representation of women in political life, features of modern Afrikaner community, the representation of whites in the government of the new president of South Africa, C.Ramaphosa, are described.

In the political history of Kenya, an important place belongs to Richard and Philip Leakey, two members of the dynasty of famous internationally known British/Kenyan paleontologists and writers, L.S.Leakey and M.D.Leakey.

Knowledge and qualifications of white politicians in various fields have found worthy use in bodies of authorities at all levels.

The article traces subsequent careers of some of them after retiring from politics.

New political and economic challenges affect the presence and the role of representatives of the white community in the political landscape of African states. In South Africa in recent years there has been an increase in xenophobia and of elements of black racism which is repeatedly noted by Western and domestic researchers. This is a serious issue of concern for the countries of the South African region. Acceleration of the process of land reform in South Africa announced by the new president C.Ramaphosa in February 2018 risks to lead to further outflow of the country’s white population as it has already happened in Zimbabwe.

Keywords

White politicians, the J.Zuma’s government, Afrikaners, female politicians, C.Ramaphosa’s government, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Leakey brothers, resignation, land reform

Received

09.10.2018

Publication date

14.10.2018

Number of characters

26903

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GOST	Prokopenko L. “White” portraits in the african political gallery. Part 2 // Asia and Africa Today – 2018. – Issue 8 C. 21-26 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750000502-4-1 (circulation date: 19.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750000502-4
MLA	Prokopenko, Liubov "“White” portraits in the african political gallery. Part 2." Asia and Africa Today 8 (2018):21-26. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750000502-4
APA	Prokopenko L. (2018). “White” portraits in the african political gallery. Part 2. Asia and Africa Today (8), pp.21-26 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750000502-4

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