Two New Books on Africa

I'm spending quite a bit of time these days with MU scholars who are managing or pursuing important relationships with African institutions.

If you want to learn more about Africa, this week's New York Times Book Review highlights two new works that might be helpful.

1. Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
2. A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream.

Each of these books addresses critical issues that are not widely discussed in the US. Each offers perspective that is at times controversial and/or inaccurate.

Still, I think they're worth reading.