After a lifetimes close observation of the continent, one of the worlds finest Africa correspondents has penned a landmark book on life and death in modern Africa. It takes a guide as observant, experienced, and patient as Richard Dowden to reveal its truths. Dowden combines a novelists gift for a[...]

Every time you try to say 'Africa is...' the words crumble and break. From every generalisation you must exclude at least five countries. And just as you think you've nailed down a certainty, you find the opposite is also true. Africa is full of surprises. For the past three decades, Richard Dowden[...]

Afrika har många ansikten. Det är en kontinent full av överraskningar, där inget land liknar något annat. Under tre decennier har journalisten Richard Dowden levt och rest i Afrika, och träffat framträdande politiska ledare och varit ögonvittne till många dramatiska skeenden.

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