Africa South of the Sahara 2001 30th edition

This reference work, now in its 30th edition, is indispensable for anyone with an interest in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Compiled by an impressive team of editors and specialist experts, we are presented with an excellent overview of the whole region plus the individual countries within it.

This edition maintains the format of earlier years and, as such, the directory is split into three distinct sections. The first section is entitled “Background to the Continent” and includes within it three signed analytical essays, which consider “Reforming Africa: continuities and change”; “Economic trends in 2000”; and “European Colonial Rule in Africa”. A very...