African Politics & African Politicians' Behaviour on Education (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781535605083)

African Politics & African Politicians' Behaviour on Education (The Sierra Leone Chapter, 1961-2025) is a fact-driven, research-based examination of how political decisions and power struggles have shaped the country's education system from independence to the present day. Written by Mohamed Sannoh, a UK-trained teacher and doctoral researcher, the book traces key historical milestones, policy shifts, and political crises to show how successive governments-across parties and regimes-have either strengthened or undermined access to quality schooling for Sierra Leonean children.

Structured around detailed timelines and case studies, the book covers colonial legacies, the rise of the SLPP and APC, changes in examinations and curricula, student protests, coups, constitutional debates, and the impact of international actors and investors on education policy. Sannoh focuses especially on the 1970s under President Siaka Stevens, documenting "hard facts" that many local journalists and writers have avoided because of political pressure and personal risk. Throughout, he contrasts political rhetoric with on-the-ground realities, insisting that genuine free quality education must be backed by adequate resources, including sufficient free school meals for all children.

Openly written "about facts, not bias," the book challenges teachers, politicians, policy-makers, and citizens to scrutinize ideologies that are not supported by documented evidence and to resist being used as tools to maintain political power. It will particularly appeal to educators, students of African politics, civil society advocates, and readers interested in the intersection of governance, religion, and education in post-colonial states.

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