Afterfourdecadesofreportingfromthecontinent,JonathanDimblebyreturnstoAfricaona7,000-milejourneytodiscoverhowitischanging.【Mali,GhanaandNigeria】HestartshisAfricanjourneyinthecapitalofMali,Bamako,thefastest-growingAfricancity.FollowingthecourseoftheNigerriver,Dimblebyfindsnotacontinentofbeggarsbutofindustriouspeople,someofwhomgotoextraordinarylengthstomakealiving,free-diving20feettoexcavatebuildingsand.Travellingnorth-east,heseeshowtraditionispreservedinanareawhereasophisticatedurbansocietyhasthrivedfor1600years.Jonathangetshishandsdirtyastheapprenticeofa74-year-oldmudmasoninDjenne,atownbuiltentirelyofmud.InGhana,oneofAfricasfreestandmoststablecountries,JonathanseesaspectacularfestivalbeforeplayingagameofgolfwiththeKingoftheAshanti,whorecallshistimeworkingforBrentcouncil.DimblebyattendstheKingscourttoseewhatlessonstheUKcandrawfromtraditionalAfricanstructuresthatpromoteharmonyandreconciliation.JonathandiscoversthattheAfricanbraindrainisturningintoabraingainaseconomicopportunityandpatriotismdrawpeoplehome.FootballunitesGhanalikenothingelse,supersedingpoliticalandtribaldivisions.ThereisarichseamofyoungfootballtalentonthecontinentintheyearthattheWorldCupishostedbyanAfricannationforthefirsttime.InLagos,Nigeriasbusinesscapital,JonathanDimblebyseesadifferenttakeonacitythatisoftendepictedasahotbedofviolence,crimeandcorruption.HeistakenonaprivatejetbyAfricasrichestman,thensavoursthecreativetalentsoftwoofAfricanmusicsrisingstarswhoarehelpingtocementLagossplaceasthecontinentsculturalhub.【Ethiopia,KenyaandTanzania】OnthesecondlegofhisilluminatingjourneyacrossAfrica,JonathanDimblebytravels2000milesthroughEastAfricasRiftValley.StartinginEthiopia,wherehewasthefirstjournalisttoreportthe1973famine,Dimblebydiscoversthegreatstridesbeingmadetosafeguardthecountryfromfuturecatastrophes.InKenyahefindsouthowmobilephonesarerevolutionisingsmallbusinessesandeventhelivesofMasaitribes.InTanzaniahejoinsinafootballmatchwiththejudgesandguardsofAfricasownHumanRightsCommissionandmeetsthestreetkidsinDar-es-Salaamwhoarebuildinganinternationalprofilefortheirmusic.【Congo,SouthAfricaandZambia】Onthefinallegofhis7,000-mileodyssey,JonathanDimblebytravelsfromCongotoDurbaninsearchofthestoriesrevealingcontemporaryAfrica.HelearnshowChinasbillion-dollardealshaverebootedAfricaneconomies,oncedependentonWesternaidandinvestment.PassingthroughZambia,JonathansurvivesatrainingsessionwithboxingworldchampionEstherPhiriandmeetsHughMasekela,whoshareswithhimhisviewofAfricasemergingrevival.如果您喜欢嫦春电影(www.changchundy.com)分享的《与乔纳森·丁布尔比一起游非洲》,别忘了推荐给你的好友!
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