Africa at LSE blog 5th anniversary reading list: 10 must-read books on African politics, society and economics

6 June 2016 is the five year anniversary of the launch of the Africa at LSE blog. To celebrate the occasion, LSE Review of Books recommends ten illuminating reads on African politics, society and economics. You may also like to check out ten recommended Africa at LSE blog posts to revisit , covering diverse topics such as Africa’s urban transition, the question of penalty shoot-outs in football and Mahatma Gandhi’s political awakening in South Africa