1. Introduction -- 2. Sub-Saharan Africa and France: Linguistic Familiarity and Policy Challenges -- 3. The place of political discourse in the Lesotho language policy -- 4. How compassionate rhetoric can play for or against political transformation in Tanzania -- 5. Language media and communication for political transformation in Zimbabwe -- 6. What one has reason to value: language transformation agenda in South Africa from the capability approach perspective -- 7. Cartooning as a political rhetoric against army and police brutality in Nigeria -- 8. Guardians of the revolution?: A critical discourse analysis of General Chiwenga’s coup speech -- 9. Language and morality for integral humanism in Africa -- 10. Language differences and communication for political transformation in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 11. Judas Iscariotism and Zimbabwe ppposition politics: deceit, fear of difference and language of misrepresentation -- 12. Local languages and critical pedagogies for university students in Zimbabwe: the case of students’ unions -- 13. From consumption to production: constructing transformation and emancipation in the Obidient Movement -- 14. Populism and political transformation in Nigeria: a critical discourse analysis of President Buhari’s selected speeches -- 15. The sociolinguistic drama of language in a multilingual South African context -- 16. Duplicitous language and populous politics in Sub-Saharan Africa: African authors’ grappling with truth and justice -- 17. Rhetorical empathy in Ghanaian presidential crisis communication -- 18. Conclusion.

This book is one of two volumes that examines the role of political communication, media and language in transforming politics, governance and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa. Interdisciplinary in approach, this second volume analyses themes including political advertising and rhetoric, activism, populism, fake news, and political violence. Combining theoretical work with individual case studies on countries including Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Ghana, the book highlights the important connection between political communication and governance, and the ways in which language reforms can help to overcome challenges related to public administration. It will appeal to all those interested in public policy, public administration, governance, and political communication, as well as linguistics, media studies and African politics. Isaac Mhute is Associate Professor in the Department of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Midlands State University, Zimbabwe. Esther Mavengano is Lecturer in the Department of English and Media Studies, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe.