THE BRIGHT CONTINET (Breaking Rules And Making Change In Modern Africa)

In this refreshingly engaging book, Dayo Olopade shines a bright light, literally and figuratively, on the African continent to unearth some of the gems -the individuals-upon whose energy, creativity, and industriousness the future of the continent depends. The Bright Continent definitely disproves the still prevalent depiction of Africa as a 'dark, hopeless continent.'
Olopade's book continues the conversation started by the likes of End of Poverty author Jeffrey Sachs and the economist Dambisa Moyo, who in Dead Aid argues for a new approach to development.
-newsafrica.net
"The Bright Continent is an absolute brightness. Sidestepping dead-end debates, the indefatigable Olopade maps out a contemporary Africa which is vital and self-reliant. Through strong reporting and clear thinking, Olopade demonstrates how to improve the lives of African youth stuck in a purgatory of 'waithood.' This is essential reading."
-J.M. Ledgard,
Director, Future Africa, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
and longtime Africa correspondent, The Economist