African Anecdotes : Reminiscences of a British Diplomat in Africa

African Anecdotes

Adventures in Africa from a bygone age. Wars, coups and revolutions in

Nigeria, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sierra Leone, this is a veritable potpourri of

stories, where hope comes from listening to a clandestine radio station and

happiness from watching a football match in the middle of a war. Attending Idi

Amin's wedding and meeting the most contented man in Nigeria. Driving off a

bridge in a Land Rover and nearly delivering a baby in one. Being carried in a

hammock through the streets of an African capital, 30 years after independence

with thousands of Africans cheering and waving Union Jacks.

Very rarely do today's diplomats experience such a collection of adventures and

meet such a cross section of personalities, and all this from the British diplomat

whom the British Government attempted to imprison for 7 years for the so-

called Arms to Africa Affair - but that's another story.