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Central Africa

Books in this genre are set in or about Central Africa.

Central Africa Books

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Heart of Darkness
The Poisonwood Bible
A Bend in the River
Congo: een geschiedenis
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo
How Beautiful We Were
A General Theory of Oblivion
Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa
Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
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Told by Starlight in Chad by Joseph Brahim SeidThe Trial of Hissène Habré by Celeste HicksAfrica's New Oil by Celeste HicksAU TCHAD SOUS LES ETOILES by Joseph Brahim SeidLe souffle de l'Harmattan by Baba Moustapha
Chad / Tchad
6 books — 3 voters
Mema by Daniel M. MengaraThe Fury and Cries of Women by Angèle RawiriLe chasseur de lucioles by Janis OtsiemiTropic Moon by Georges SimenonKing Mombo by Paul du Chaillu
Gabon
12 books — 6 voters

Equador by Miguel Sousa TavaresChocolate Islands by Catherine HiggsA Fistful of Shells by Toby Green
São Tomé and Príncipe
3 books — 2 voters
Tropical Gangsters by Robert KlitgaardShadows of Your Black Memory by Donato Ndongo-BidyogoThe Wonga Coup by Adam RobertsThe Informationist by Taylor StevensBy Night the Mountain Burns by Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Books Set in Equatorial Guinea
12 books — 6 voters


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Quotes Tagged “Central Africa”

André de Maere d'Aertrycke
“ Leopold II did his utmost to pacify his Congo Free State, by putting an end to the incessant tribal wars (with ensuing atrocities including cannibalism), and by defeating the Arab slave traders who were decimating the population of the eastern part of the country, with the assistance of local tribes such as the Batetela. ”
― André de Maere d'Aertrycke
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Emile Banning
“ The desert reveals its secrets; the great mystery of interior Africa is revealed day by day. ”
― Emile Banning
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