Colorful close-up views of the presidents, peasants, guerrilla leaders and merchants of Africa with a look at their countries, lives, and dreams.

Includes index.

Portrait of a continent -- Collision of past and present -- Men at the top -- Ghost of Idi Amin -- In search of unity -- Coups and countercoups -- Colonial heritage -- From Lisbon with love -- Shadow from abroad -- Separate roads for two neighbors -- Cultural shock -- Some of the news that is fit to print -- Survival of the fittest -- Sylis and Cedis -- Nigeria: Future is now -- Alone against the world -- Summing up and looking ahead -- Statistical profile -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Index.