Leadership in Independent Africa, Six Decades On

: In Leadership in Independent Africa, Kofi Anani offers an in-depth study of the Blended Representation Principle(BRP), which stipulates that power be shared between leaders selected on the basis of Western-democratic ideals and leaders chosen on the basis of traditional African norms and conventions. Drawing on academic research as well as copious personal experience, Anani shows how incorporating this principle into African leadership and governance thinking can encourage more voluntary public participation in politics, guarantee transparency and accountability in decision-making, particularly when it comes to the use of public resources, and ultimately encourage more public confidence in leaders.