Country Review, São Tomé & Príncipe 1998/1999, edited by Robert Kelly et al, is a concise, up to date source of political and economic information.For a fairly balanced view of African trends and developments, read Ali Mazrui's The Africans - a Triple Heritage.Africa - Dispatches from a Fragile Continent by Blaine Harden, offers remarkable insights into contemporary Africa.Not exclusively about Africa, but relevant to aid issues, is Lords of Poverty by Graham Hancock, which exposes the bungling and waste perpetrated by some international organisations.Africa After the Cold War: The Changing Perspectives on Security edited by Adebayo Oyebade and Abiodun Alao, investigates ethnic and religious nationalism, economic difficulties, civil wars, environmental destruction and the prospects for democracy in Africa after the Cold War.