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Former South African President Thabo Mbeki. Reuters/Mike HutchingsA new book, “A Jacana Pocket Biography: Thabo Mbeki”, by Adekeye Adebajo, reflects on the legacy of the man some have called Africa’s “Philosopher king”. This is an edited extract. Mbeki’s foreign policy was in part driven by his vision of an African Renaissance. He encouraged South Africans to embrace an … [Read more...] about Mbeki’s dream of Africa’s renaissance belied South Africa’s schizophrenia | The Conversation