French Lessons in Africa (Hardcover)

This is the story of a long-lingering "liaison dangereuse" with the French-speaking 60% of Africa - countries like Senegal, Cameroun and Zaire that are virtually unknown to the English-speaking world. It includes a wonderful cast of characters, from old-fashioned camel butchers to modern witch doctors who run mail-order companies; from secretive millionaire chicken farmers to Presidents who insist on reading the news about themselves on television.