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The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data. It presents the latest facts, figures and directory information, providing a detailed, impartial and unique perspective on the region and includes essays written by specialists on sub-Saharan Africa.

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The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data.

Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues.

Individual chapters on every country incorporating:

essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economies

an extensive statistical survey of economic indicators

a full directory containing names, addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government, diplomatic representation, the media, finance, trade and industry, and defence

a useful bibliography, providing sources for further research.

Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.

Tartalomjegyzék:

PART ONE General Survey

Economic Trends in Africa South of the Sahara

DONALD L. SPARKS

Beyond Françafrique?The State of Relations Between France and Africa

TONY CHAFER

A Century of Development: Policy and Process in Sub-Saharan Africa

MICHAEL JENNINGS

An Analysis of the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa

LEIGHANN SPENCER

PART TWO Country Surveys

Essays on geography, history, and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country:

ANGOLA

Recent History BRAD SAFARIK

Economy BRAD SAFARIK

BENIN

Recent History PAUL MELLY

Economy PAUL MELLY

BOTSWANA

Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

BURKINA FASO

Recent History BRAM POSTHUMUS

Economy PAUL MELLY

BURUNDI

Recent History DEVON E. A. CURTIS

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

CABO VERDE

Recent History GERHARD SEIBERT

Economy GERHARD SEIBERT

CAMEROON

Recent History HELEN WARE

Economy TICKY MONEKOSSO

THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Recent History JUAN FANDOS-RIUS

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

CHAD

Recent History MOUDWE DAGA

Economy PAUL MELLY

THE COMOROS

Recent History PAUL MELLY

Economy PAUL MELLY

MAYOTTE

THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Recent History DUNCAN WOODSIDE

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

THE REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Recent History KATHARINE MURISON

Economy TICKY MONEKOSSO

CÔTE D?IVOIRE

Recent History MARIE GIBERT

Economy MARIE GIBERT

DJIBOUTI

Recent History DAVID STYAN

Economy DAVID STYAN

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Recent History MARISÉ CASTRO

Economy MARISÉ CASTRO

ERITREA

Recent History WARKA SOLOMON KAHSAY

Economy WARKA SOLOMON KAHSAY

ESWATINI (SWAZILAND)

Recent History HUGH MACMILLAN

Economy DONALD L. SPARKS

ETHIOPIA

Recent History SOLOMON M. GOFIE

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

GABON

Recent History DOUGLAS A. YATES

Economy MÉDARD MENGUE BIDZO

THE GAMBIA

Recent History ISAMAIL CEESAY and ESSA NJIE

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

GHANA

Recent History GEORGE M. BOB-MILLIAR

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

GUINEA

Recent History MARIE GIBERT

Economy MARIE GIBERT

GUINEA-BISSAU

Recent History MARIE GIBERT

Economy MARIE GIBERT

KENYA

Recent History MICHAEL JENNINGS

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

LESOTHO

Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS

Economy MALEFA ROSE MALEFANE

LIBERIA

Recent History FRED VAN DER KRAAIJ

Economy FRED VAN DER KRAAIJ

MADAGASCAR

Recent History JULIAN COOKE

Economy JULIAN COOKE

MALAWI

Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

MALI

Recent History STEPHEN HARMON

Economy PAUL MELLY

MAURITANIA

Recent History GIUSEPPE MAIMONE

Economy PAUL MELLY

MAURITIUS

Recent History MANORAMA AKUNG

Economy BOOPEN SEETANAH, SHEEREEN FAUZEL and VERENA TANDRAYEN-RAGOOBUR

MOZAMBIQUE

Recent History MARISÉ CASTRO

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

NAMIBIA

Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS

Economy TERESIA KAULIHOWA, JACOB M. NYAMBE and VALDEMAR J. UNDJI

NIGER

Recent History LUCA RAINERI (based on an earlier article by ABDOURAHMANE IDRISSA)

Economy PAUL MELLY

NIGERIA

Recent History MAX SIOLLUN

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

RÉUNION

Recent History

Economy

RWANDA

Recent History DUNCAN WOODSIDE

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND

TRISTAN DA CUNHA

Recent History

Economy

S?O TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE

Recent History GERHARD SEIBERT

Economy GERHARD SEIBERT

SENEGAL

Recent History MARIE GIBERT

Economy MARIE GIBERT

SEYCHELLES

Recent History KATHARINE MURISON

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

SIERRA LEONE

Recent History LEIGHANN SPENCER

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

SOMALIA

Recent History DUNCAN WOODSIDE  (based on an earlier article by ANNA BRUZZONE)

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE (based on an earlier article by ANNA BRUZZONE)

SOUTH AFRICA

Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS

Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY

SOUTH SUDAN

Recent History DUNCAN WOODSIDE

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

SUDAN

Recent History DUNCAN WOODSIDE

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

TANZANIA

Recent History MICHAEL JENNINGS

Economy JÖRG WIEGRATZ

TOGO

Recent History KATHARINE MURISON

Economy PAUL MELLY

UGANDA

Recent History MICHAEL JENNINGS

Economy JÖRG WIEGRATZ

ZAMBIA

Recent History SISHUWA SISHUWA

Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE

ZIMBABWE

Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS

Economy ALBERT MAKOCHEKANWA

PART THREE  Regional Information

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

MAJOR COMMODITIES OF AFRICA

CALENDARS

RESEARCH INSTITUTES CONCERNED WITH AFRICA

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (PERIODICALS)