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This book collects and documents selected accounts of nonviolent struggle in Sub-Saharan Africa, covering both colonial and postcolonial periods. It was written by a Sierra Leonean lecturer, and edited as part of the “Nonviolent Transformation of Conflict — Africa” series. Key features include: A wide variety of case studies: movements resisting colonial rule; struggles for human rights and social justice after independence; women’s nonviolent activism; environmental and indigenous campaigns. Examples like the Ogoni struggle in Nigeria; the anti-inflationary boycott in Ghana; women’s uprisings (e.g. Pare women in Tanzania; Aba women in Nigeria) among others. It analyses methods of nonviolent resistance: petitions, demonstrations, boycotts, strikes, marches, noncooperation, etc. It also considers the limits and challenges of nonviolent struggle (such as repression) and reflects on what makes nonviolent action effective in different settings.

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