Explores the elements that have shaped the particular political dynamics of the 14 former French colonies in west and equatorial Africa while allowing them to remain part of a unique francophone sociopolitical community.

A revised and updated edition of Manning's widely acclaimed Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, 1880-1985 (1988).

The first global history of African linguistics as an emerging autonomous academic discipline, covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

The book analyses in width and depth the evolution and growth of the economies and the economic institutions of the eighteen states of Francophone Africa since the beginning of the twentieth century. It identifies the main milestones in the development of the vital sectors of agriculture, industry and foreign trade. A few chapters carry a special section on the individual country studies to focus attention on the pressing problems facing the country concerned.