Africa Confidential

Using its formidable network of correspondents and contacts, Africa Confidential has produced 400 incisive biographies and commentaries on the people who are shaping Southern Africa, ranging from politicians, business people and the military to writers and religious leaders. 1. South Africa Country profile and 120 biographies.

2. Angola Country profile and 60 biographies.

3. Mozambique Country profile and 60 biographies.

4. Zambia Country profile and 80 biographies.

5. Zimbabwe Country profile and 80 biographies.

6. Research and editorial coordination: Juliet Amissah.

"Patrick Smith, his research-Sherpa Juliet Amissah and the team at the authoritative London-based newsletter Africa Confidential have produced a superb slice of political life in a much-misunderstood region. Apart from its use as a reference tool and contact manual, this book distils four turbulent decades through thumbnail sketches of vital players ... this is a definitive political snapshot of fin-de-siècle Southern Africa." Andrew Manley, Times Literary Supplement Patrick Smith is editor of Africa Confidential. He has been covering political and economic developments in Africa for more than a decade; first as a correspondent for Associated Press and then as editor of Modern Africa. He broadcasts regularly on African issues for BBC radio and television and has contributed to the Economist Intelligence Unit's Research Report on Nigeria and Why Angola Matters published by the University of Cambridge. Smith has lived and worked in several African countries. Using its formidable network of correspondents and contacts, Africa Confidential has produced 400 incisive biographies and commentaries on the people who are shaping Southern Africa. They range from politicians, business people, and the military to writers and religious leaders - indeed, anyone who has or is likely to have significant influence on the developing political scene.

Each entry contains essential biographical information and an informed analysis of the past, present, and likely future role of each figure. The entries are organized in five sections for each of the countries covered - South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe - and each section is accompanied by an authoritative overview of the current political and economic climate, maps, economic data and other essential information.

Written in the distinctive voice of Africa Confidential, this Who's Who offers a unique insight into political and economic change in Southern Africa. Fully cross-referenced and indexed, it will be an invaluable reference work for academics, business people and those in government working in or on the region.