Ch. 1 - Moussa's mud pile Ch. 2 - Mint tea and a one-eyed goat Ch. 3 - The poetic president Ch. 4 - The sorcerer's spells Ch. 5 - A lakeside liaison Ch. 6 - Godfrey's elephants Ch. 7 - An ordinary despot Ch. 8 - Jailbreak Ch. 9 - Caravan to Taoudeni Glossary Acknowledgements
Ian Mathie spent his childhood and early school years in Africa. After a short service commission in the RAF, he returned to the continent as a rural development officer working for the British government and a number of other agencies. His work in water resources and related projects during the 1970s brought him into close contact with the African people, their cultures and varied tribal customs, many of which are now all but lost. These experiences, recorded in his notebooks, were the inspiration for a series of African memoirs, of which Supper with the President is the third volume. Ian continued to visit Africa until health considerations curtailed his travelling. He now lives in south Warwickshire with his wife and dog.
Deliciously written, at times laugh-our-loud funny. - Wendy Reiss, author and editor Scores of fascinating adventures, projects, characters and extraordinary meetings in colonial Africa... amazing accounts of life in the forests. - Banbury Guardian Ian Mathie knows exactly how to stitch up a good story... simply the best of the relatively unknown writers. - The Bookbag
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