Part memoir, part adventure tale, part policial thriller - a compelling read that dissolves stereotypes and exposes paradoxes about Africa.
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| Breaking the heart-shaped continent | |
| Who's crazy? | p. 21 |
| No longer ourselves | p. 34 |
| The case there for God | p. 50 |
| Miracles, marabouts and magic | p. 67 |
| Burying African hopes | p. 79 |
| Greasing the political gears | p. 101 |
| You are a good friend and we welcome you | p. 121 |
| White elephants and 800-pound gorillas | p. 146 |
| The inevitable curse | |
| Coffin of gold | p. 175 |
| All that glitters is ... taken away | p. 193 |
| Washing the blood from the diamonds | p. 207 |
| Strategic minerals, strategic games | p. 233 |
| Cotton-pickin' hypocrisy | p. 254 |
| Why do you bring your mistakes here? | p. 280 |
| Everyone is waving at me | |
| Lots to sing about | p. 313 |
| The library is burning | p. 330 |
| View from Timbuktu | p. 347 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 365 |
| Endnotes | p. 369 |
| Index | p. 419 |
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