The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data.
General Survey
Thoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues.
Country Surveys
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.
Regional Information
Detailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.
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 KATHARINE MURISON
Economy PAUL MELLY
BOTSWANA
Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
BURKINA FASO
Recent History KATHARINE MURISON
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 ZOE MARRIAGE
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 RALPH YOUNG
Economy RALPH YOUNG
THE GAMBIA
Recent History KATHARINE MURISON
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 (based on an earlier article by ALEXANDRE ABREU)
Economy MARIE GIBERT (based on an earlier article by ALEXANDRE ABREU)
KENYA
Recent History MICHAEL JENNINGS
Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE
LESOTHO
Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS
Economy DONALD L. SPARKS
LIBERIA
Recent History FRED VAN DER KRAAIJ
Economy FRED VAN DER KRAAIJ
MADAGASCAR
Recent History JULIAN COOKE (based on an earlier article by MERVYN BROWN)
Economy JULIAN COOKE
MALAWI
Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS
Economy DONALD L. SPARKS
MALI
Recent History STEPHEN HARMON
Economy PAUL MELLY
MAURITANIA
Recent History GIUSEPPE MAIMONE
Economy PAUL MELLY
MAURITIUS
Recent History KATHARINE MURISON
Economy BOOPEN SEETANAH, SHEEREEN FAUZEL and VERENA TANDRAYEN-RAGOOBUR
MOZAMBIQUE
Recent History MARISÉ CASTRO
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
NAMIBIA
Recent History CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS
Economy DONALD L. SPARKS
NIGER
Recent History LUCA RAINERI (based on an earlier article by ABDOURAHMANE IDRISSA)
Economy ABDOURAHMANE IDRISSA
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
SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE
Recent History GERHARD SEIBERT
Economy GERHARD SEIBERT
SENEGAL
Recent History KATHARINE MURISON
Economy MARIE GIBERT
SEYCHELLES
Recent History KATHARINE MURISON
Economy ROBERT E. LOONEY
SIERRA LEONE
Recent History LEIGHANN SPENCER
Economy BJÖRN DAHLIN VAN WEES
SOMALIA
Recent History ANNA BRUZZONE
Economy DUNCAN WOODSIDE
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)
Biography
Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field:
Alexandre Abreu. Researcher, Centre of African and Development Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
George M. Bob-Milliar. Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Political Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Sir Mervyn Brown. Former British Ambassador in Madagascar. Member, Académie Malgache.
Anna Bruzzone. Stipendiary Lecturer in European and World History, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Marisé Castro. Researcher, Amnesty International, International Secretariat, London, United Kingdom.
Tony Chafer. Professor of African and French Studies, Centre for European and International Studies, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
Julian Cooke. Editor of the Anglo-Malagasy Society Newsletter.
Devon E. A. Curtis. Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Moudwe Daga. PhD candidate, Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom.
Björn Dahlin van Wees. Economist specializing in sub-Saharan Africa.
Juan Fandos-Rius. Encyclopaedist and historian of the Central African Republic.
Sheereen Fauzel. Researcher, PhD in Development Economics, University of Mauritius, Mauritius.
Marie Gibert. Visiting Fellow, Centre for European and International Studies Research, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
Solomon M. Gofie. Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Stephen Harmon. Late Professor of History, Pittsburg State University, Kansas, USA.
Abdourahmane Idrissa. Assistant Professor, African Studies Centre, Leiden University, Netherlands, and Humboldt Researcher,University of Göttingen, Germany.
Michael Jennings. Senior Lecturer in International Development, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom.
Warka Solomon Kahsay. Saint Francis Xavier University, Antogonish, Canada.
Fred van der Kraaij. Economist specializing in Liberia and the Western Sahel.
Robert E. Looney. International consultant specializing in economic development and Distinguished Professor, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, USA.
Hugh Macmillan. Research Associate, African Studies Centre, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Giuseppe Maimone. Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Sciences and International Relations, University of Palermo, Italy.
Albert Makochekanwa. Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Zoe Marriage. Reader in Development Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom.
Paul Melly. Journalist specializing in francophone Africa and Associate Fellow of the Africa Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), United Kingdom.
Ticky Monekosso. Journalist and researcher specializing in human rights, development issues and related humanitarian affairs in Africa, and founder of Afromedi@net.
Katharine Murison. Former Editor of Africa South of the Sahara.
Luca Raineri. Research Fellow in Security Studies, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
Brad Safarik. Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, Universite´ Catholique de l’Ouest, Angers, France, and Associate Researcher, Les Afriques dans le Monde, Institute
d’Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux, France.
Christopher Saunders. Emeritus Professor, Department of Historical Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Boopen Seetanah. Professor, Co-Chair of the WTO Chair Programme and Director of Research at the International Centre for Sustainable Tourism and Hospitality, University of Mauritius, Mauritius.
Gerhard Seibert. Associate Researcher, Centre for International Studies, ISCTE—Lisbon University Institute, Portugal.
Max Siollun. Historian and author specializing in Nigeria’s political and military history.
Sishuwa Sishuwa. Lecturer in African History, University of Zambia, Zambia.
Donald L. Sparks. Emeritus Professor of International Economics, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, and Lecturer in International Business, Management Centre Innsbruck, Austria.
Leighann Spencer. PhD candidate, Charles Sturt University, Australia, and Tutor in Justice Studies, La Trobe University, Australia.
David Styan. Department of Politics, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom.
Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur. Associate Professor of Economics and Statistics, University of Mauritius, Mauritius.
Helen Ware. Professor of Peace Studies, School of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Jörg Wiegratz. Lecturer in Political Economy of Global Development, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, United Kingdom.
Duncan Woodside. Journalist and analyst specializing in economics and conflict in the Great Lakes of Africa.
Ralph Young. Former Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
