africa, central

A fictional account of African politics that prophesieses social change.

Gives a history of the Congo, discussing the days of its European occupation, the culture of its people, and its current status as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Surveys the history of central and eastern Africa focusing on nations such as Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda among other countries. Describes each nation's history from earliest times to the present. Includes photographs and illustrations, and a glossary.

In 1850 Heinrich Barth joined a small British expedition into unexplored regions of Islamic North and Central Africa. One by one his companions died and Barth alone eventually reached Timbuktu. His five and a half year 10,000 mile journey ranks among the greatest journeys in exploration and his discoveries are considered indispensible by modern scholars of Africa.

In 1887, as assistant to Henry Morton Stanley, renowned explorer of the African continent, sixteen-year-old Tom Ormsby makes a perilous trek to help rescue the kidnapped Emin Pasha, learning much about leadership, African people, and himself along the way.

Chronicles the political, ethnic, and territorial conflicts in the history of Central Africa including the slave trade, colonial rule, independence, ethnic divisions and genocide, and the effects of war.