Table of Contents

Background to the Continent - New and revised analytical articles covering the issues affecting the area as a whole including: Reforming Africa: Continuities and Changes; Economic Trends; European Colonial Rule. International Organizations - Full contact details and background information on the major organizations active in the region. Country Surveys - Individual chapters on every country containing: - Introductory Survey - essays on area and population, agriculture, forestry, livestock, industry, finance, trade, transport, education and the media - Directory - names, addresses and contact numbers for key areas such as the Constitution, government, legislature, judiciary, political organizations, trade, industry and tourism - Statistics - covering population, agriculture, forestry, industry, finance, education and the media. Plus a select bibilography.

Reviews

'This is probably the best reference work available on this part of the African continent.' - Reference Reviews

'An unrivalled record of African business and political developments, spanning almost the entire post-independence era.' - African Review of Business and Technology