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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53404#.VMG12izQrzE Author(s)   Godwin Okaneme Affiliation(s) Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria . ABSTRACT Libya, one of the notable African countries was engulfed in political crisis in February 2011. The protests were targeted towards the draconian rule of one of Africa’s longest reigning despots, Muammar Gaddafi who ruled Libya for forty two years without showing any sign of relinquishing power until the avoidable bloody uprisings eventually claimed his life. This paper chronicles the Libyan revolution and X-rays its philosophical importance. It is of the strong view that the greatest political challenge facing many African countries today (including Libya) is the inability of its political leaders to see politics as an opportunity to render selfless service to the masses through political governance. This singul...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51209#.VFw7MmfHRK0 Author(s) Celestine Chukwuemeka Mbaegbu Affiliation(s) Department of Philosophy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria . ABSTRACT The problems of social and political ideologies in North Africa have reached its apogee in the year 2011 thereby demanding urgent philosophical investigation. What is propelling this current change? What kind of scepter has been haunting North Africa for many decades now? What kind of political system could guarantee their rights since their hard-line monarchies have failed them and they are jostling for liberation? This value is antithetical to the prevailing ideologies that sta...