一般注記Introduction -- Part I. Studying particularly positive African presidencies. The very special case of Botswana and the part played by its second president: Quett Masire ; The part played in Namibia by its second president: Hifikepunye Pohamba ; The ostensibly highly original part played in Senegal by its third president: Abdoulaye Wade ; The part played by Tanzania's fourth president: Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete ; The part played by Mozambique's second president: Armando Emilio Guebuza -- Part II. Studying African presidents who became democratic. The part played by Benin's long-term president: Mathieu Kerekou ; The key part played by Uganda's long-term president: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ; The part played by Ghana's long-term president: Jerry Rawlings ; The part played by Africa's first woman president in Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ; The key part played by Olusegun Obasanjo both under military rule (1976-79) and as constitutional president (1999-2007) -- Conclusion.