African Anecdotes: Reminiscences of a British Diplomat in Africa (Paperback) by Peter Penfold

9798459437973. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 128. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 128 p. <b>African Anecdotes</b> <p>Adventures in Africa from a bygone age. Wars, coups and revolutions in<br>Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sierra Leone, this is a veritable potpourri of<br>stories, where hope comes from listening to a clandestine radio station and<br>happiness from watching a football match in the middle of a war. Attending Idi<br>Amin's wedding and meeting the most contented man in Nigeria. Driving off a<br>bridge in a Land Rover and nearly delivering a baby in one. Being carried in a<br>hammock through the streets of an African capital, 30 years after independence<br>with thousands of Africans cheering and waving Union Jacks.<br>Very rarely do today's diplomats experience such a collection of adventures and<br>meet such a cross section of personalities, and all this from the British diplomat<br>whom the British Government attempted to imprison for 7 years for the so-<br>called Arms to Africa Affair - but that's another story.</p>