Peoples and Cultures of Africa Series

Nations and Personalities

Published 30 December 2006

Nations and Personalities provides details on every African country and continent-wide international organizations. Invaluable reference featured in this volume include an extended glossary, further resources, a set index, and short biographies on famous and infamous Africans, from Idi Amin to notables such as Nelson Mandela, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Wole Soyinka. Sections included are: Making History/Music/Art; Speak; The Diaspora; Roots; Connections; Proverbs/Sayings; and Quotes.