Bill Berkeley

Very few books need to be taken with breaks, however, due to the magnitude and emotion behind this book, taking a break every segment is recommended to digest the information you have just read. This book takes the experiences of an African journalist and mixes it with the historical information, the accounts of those involved with his writings, and the (lack of) knowledge in the West to create a vivid and captivating explanation of 6 different situations and regions of Africa. In each of show more the situations, the actors are presented early on and painted in a very candid and frank light, with little room for imagination and misinterpretation. Tackling the villains of Mobutu Sese Seko and Charles Taylor, as well as the atrocities of the Rwandan genocide, Berkeley exposes the flaws of the African system, the problems that colonial rule created and left to be solved by a society ill equipped to handle the lure of power and the greed of money, and explains to the reader why there are so may problems within the African continent. This book tackles the history of the continent in a very light and informative way, telling the reader exactly the key points that led up to the events he chronicles. If you ever watch the movie Hotel Rwanda or The Last King of Scotland, read this book and it will help you understand just why Africa is the way it is, and how much the negligence of the West has contributed to it. show less

Afrika is niet het duistere continent waar de inheemsen elkaar afmaken omdat het in hun bloed of stammensysteem zit. Dit is de boodschap van dit boek. Dat is zowel reportage, geschiedenis als analyse van de meest getormenteerde landen van Afrika, waaronder Congo, Rwanda, Soedan en Zuid Afrika. Lees verder....