Mandela neither demanded nor received an entirely unconditional devotion; in power he expected his compatriots to behave as assertive citizens not genuflecting disciples
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Wangari MaathaiWangari Maathai is a pioneering environmentalist and founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya. In 2003, she was appointed the country’s assistant minister for environment, natural resources and wildlife. In 2004, she became the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel peace prize. Recent articlesAfricans can do it for ourselves The African challenge is to combine the management and sharing of the continent’s rich resources with peace and democratic governance, says Kenyan environment minister and Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai. |
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