RICHARD DOWDEN
FOREWORD BY CHINUA ACHEBE
After a lifetime's close observation of the continent,
one of the world's finest Africa correspondents
has penned a landmark book on life and
death in modern Africa. In captivating prose,
Dowden spins tales of cults and commerce in
Senegal and traditional spirituality in Sierra Leone;
analyzes the impact of oil and the internet on
Nigeria and aid on Sudan; and examines what has
gone so badly wrong in Zimbabwe, Rwanda,
Burundi, and the Congo. From the individual
stories of failure and success comes a surprising
portrait of a new Africa emerging—an Africa that,
Dowden argues, can only be developed by its own
people. Dowden's master work is an attempt to
explain why Africa is the way it is and calls for a
re-examination of the perception of Africa as "the
dark continent." He reveals it as a place of inspiration
and tremendous humanity.
Richard Dowden is director of the Royal African Society. He spent a decade as Africa Editor of the Independent, and then another decade as Africa Editor of the Economist. He has made three television documentaries on Africa, for the BBC and Channel 4.
AFRICA: ALTERED STATES, ORDINARY MIRACLES BY RICHARD DOWDEN
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