I learned a lot about the African people and continent through this book。I was shocked by the fact that slavery existed even before the Europeans arrived there， and it is also terrible that some form of slavery still exists in many places today。 I also gained an insight into the history of colonization and decolonization， and how African cultures experienced and still experience the effects of this。 I see with sadness how Europe intervened in the flow of tribal cultures living there and imposed I learned a lot about the African people and continent through this book。I was shocked by the fact that slavery existed even before the Europeans arrived there， and it is also terrible that some form of slavery still exists in many places today。 I also gained an insight into the history of colonization and decolonization， and how African cultures experienced and still experience the effects of this。 I see with sadness how Europe intervened in the flow of tribal cultures living there and imposed its often selfish will on it， and how they exploited the continent。 It was interesting to read about outstanding revolutionaries and， on the negative side， about African dictators who sometimes treated their people more cruelly than the European conquerors before。If someone wants a concise， short， but meaningful knowledge of the history of the African continent up to the present， I highly recommend this book。 。。。more