Africa's Moment
"A wake-up call. Its message is simple: look out world, here comes Africa."Wall Street Journal"Clearly conceived, cleanly structured, tightly written and lucidly expressed. A highly readable text."European Voice"Their optimistic analysis of the continent and its inhabitants should be read by all who are interested in looking at Africa with a fresh and different perspective."African Security Review"A significant book for those interested in questions of economic and cultural change."The Age"Africa's Momenthas the great value of underlining that Africa's future is indeed in the hands of Africans."South World"A timely and positive assessment of Africa's prospects founded upon deep understanding and a distinctive perspective."Paul Collier, University of Oxford"The West is wedded to a retrograde vision of Africa's past and know nothing of its present, even less of its  future. This unprecedented book forces revision of that outlook by addressing a world, just a few decades from now, where one in four human beings will be African."Keith Hart, University of London