The Mind of the African Strongman: Conversations with Dictators, Statesmen, and Father Figures

This book offers a colorful and penetrating look at African cultural norms and imperatives at the core of African political and economic performance over the past half-century. The author served in five US embassies in Africa and as Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, this provided him with unique opportunities to engage in private conversations with African heads of state.
Despite billions of dollars of international development assistance poured into Africa since 1955, and despite h...