ed ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Black ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Z uber i ▁published ▁a ▁companion ▁book ▁through ▁Row man ▁& ▁Little field . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁African ▁Independ ence ▁Mov ements ▁and ▁the ▁problems ▁confront ed ▁by ▁these ▁movements ▁to ▁win ▁independence . ▁The ▁film ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁through ▁inter views ▁with ▁independence ▁activ ists ▁and ▁leaders ▁who ▁helped ▁achieve ▁independence ▁for ▁the ▁African ▁people . ▁ ▁By ▁foc using ▁on ▁four ▁waters hed ▁events - World ▁War ▁Two , ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁colonial ism , ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁African ▁Republic s , ▁African ▁Independ ence ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁African ▁history , ▁past ▁and ▁present . ▁T uk uf u ▁Z uber i ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁African ▁Independ ence : ▁How ▁Africa ▁Sh apes ▁the ▁World ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Z uber i ▁released ▁a ▁companion ▁book ▁to ▁the ▁film , ▁African ▁Independ ence : ▁How ▁Africa ▁Sh apes ▁the ▁World , ▁through ▁Row man ▁& ▁Little field . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁review ed ▁by ▁Paul ▁Chi ud za ▁Band a ▁for ▁African ▁Studies ▁Qu arter ly . ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁Band a ▁notes ▁that ▁Z uber i ▁" over look s ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁African ▁de colon ization ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁achieved ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁national ism ▁alone " ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁failed