Africa South of the Sahara 2015

The definitive one-volume guide to all sub-Saharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data.New for 2015:fully revised government lists for all countriesdetails on major news stories over the past 12 monthselection results from Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, South Africa and Mauritanianew essays on Ghana, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mozambique and UgandaGeneral SurveyThoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continent-wide and sub-regional issues.Country SurveysIndividual chapters on every country incorporating:essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economiesan extensive statistical survey of economic indicatorsa full directory containing names, addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government, diplomatic representation, the media, finance, trade and industry, and defence a useful bibliography, providing sources for further research. Regional InformationDetailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.