A Passage to Africa
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Narrated by:
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George Alagiah
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Prasanna Puwanarajah
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By:
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George Alagiah
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As a five-year-old, George Alagiah emigrated with his family to Ghana - the first African country to attain independence from the British Empire. A Passage to Africa is Alagiah's shattering catalogue of atrocities crafted into a portrait of Africa that is infused with hope, insight and outrage. In vivid and evocative prose and with a fine eye for detail, Alagiah's viewpoint is spiked with the freshness of the young George on his arrival in Ghana, the wonder with which he recounts his first impressions of Africa and the affection with which he dresses his stories of his early family life.
A sense of possibility lingers, even though the book is full of uncomfortable truths. It is a book neatly balanced on his integrity and sense of obligation in his role as a writer and reporter. The shock of recognition is always there, but it is the personal element that gives A Passage to Africa its originality. Africa becomes not only a group of nations or a vast continent, but an epic of individual pride and suffering.
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- 12-03-20
Contemporary Africa: A Breathtaking Panorama
"A Passage To Africa" by George Alagiah, is extremely well written, read in a kind and beguiling voice, smooth and easy on the ear, is the best Survey of Contemporary Social, Pyschological , Economic and Political Analysis of Africa I know to date.
Breathtakingly candid; busting many myths, the narration exposes ignorance and a deficit of understanding that is part of the "African Experience" in a global world. A resounding question in my family is the question "where exactly in Ghana is Africa?" - a question once posed to a Peace Corps recruiter from Ghana in the United States many years ago.
This charm offensive is candid yet offered with a generosity of spirit. On race,
George Alagiah says white people have to decide if they honestly want to remain African.
Offering fresh perspectives, the African cow is no longer maybe beef, leather or "lobola" . The cow could be a commodity, widget in a futures market, or a collector's item. It takes a different perspective that acknowledges the Nobility of Spirit, industry , and resilience of African peoples.
A must read for anyone who wants to understand contemporary African. A great addition to any library, a stocking stuffer, and a conversation item.
Thank you. Medaase pii. Enkosi. Dankie.
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