| WSOY, 2007, 467 p.|

You can smell Africa on these pages

In Eero Paloheimo’s latest book, This Is Africa, today’s Africa is portrayed with candor and delight: crowded buses and bumpy roads, rural villages and urban slums, the fear of AIDS and the world of prostitution, mountain gorillas and fishing trips, election fever and refugee camps — not forgetting the officials of the Finnish ministry either. Paloheimo’s vivid stories take the reader on a journey into the heart of Africa, and from the rich mosaic of tales emerges a serious, societal message as well.

At the end of the book, a comprehensive information section is provided, along with the author’s own answer to the question he sought to resolve during his travels: what should be done for Africa?