Based on a conference held in Cape Town, South Africa in 1998.

"Volume II in the series: Identity? : theory, politics, history."

Companion vol. to: Identity : theory, politics, history, and Nationa l identity and democracy in Africa.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identity and ethnicity / Simon Bekker -- Language and identity in Ni geria / Harry Garuba -- Exiting from the existing state in Nigeria / Eg hosa E. Osaghae -- Parallel society in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Tshikala K. Biaya -- Ethnic identification in the Great Lakes region / Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja -- Ethno-religious nationalism in Sudan : t he enduring constraint on the policy of national identity / Korwa G. Ad ar -- Intercultural identity structure of second generation French wome n of African descent / Vijâe Franchi and Anne Andronikof-Sanglade -- So uthern African identity : a critical assessment / Ibbo Mandaza -- Langu age politics in South Africa / Neville Alexander -- Shifting African id entities : the boundaries of ethnicity and religion in Africa's experie nce / Ali M. Mazrui.