Born in Africa

Born in Africa is a must-read for people of African ancestry, policy strategists, and anyone interested in or planning to visit Africa (a few street-survival tips are offered). It is the saga of a young African American man—with political aspirations of one day running for President of the United States—who finds himself in present-day Africa, not by choice.

As he struggles to survive and make ends meet in the land of his ancestors, he takes the reader on a breathtaking fact-finding journey through both modern and historical Africa. Along the way, he observes that Africa, with the largest youth population in the world and its enormous untapped agricultural and mineral resources, may well become the next battleground for the world’s superpowers.

He comes to believe that whoever develops the win-win strategies to harmonize and responsibly leverage these assets in Africa’s best interest could emerge as a formidable world leader for centuries to come. In the course of his stay, the young man discovers far more about himself than he ever expected as he ultimately rendezvous with destiny.