The Lion Awakes

For anyone interested in the world about them, and Africa in particular - a continent of 54 nations, this is a recommended and inspirational read. It is also a very easy read and was unputdownable once started.Amongst the many things you will learn are that the continent is home to six of the fastest growing economies in the world (p53); that British foreign aid from DFID primed mobile banking that was transformational in Kenya (pp67-70); that in an African population of about 1 billion today some 80% are under 35, and that by 2050 the population will double (p93); and that the continent has 60% of the world's uncultivated arable land and could feed the world from it (p192).It is a slim tome of about 220 pages and the shortish main text takes up only about 180 of them after an excess of blank pages for chapter and section breaks plus references and indexing. It is the better for it, though: it is tightly edited and doesn’t lose tempo or get repetitive half way or two thirds through like so many of this genre. The author is a British-born East African Asian who lives in Dubai but spends most of his time in Africa. He runs a sizeable Company and is well-connected. There are useful references to web-sites and twitter accounts for further inspiration.I’m planning a few more copies for Christmas presents. Highly recommended

Deeply inspiring, thought provoking and eye opening.The Lion Awakes will change your perception on the Africa, Ashish Thakkar is simply amazing!

An excellent read. I found it very enlightening and educative. Highly recommended reading.

Amazing insights, an inspiring read... all proceedes go to the Mara Foundation - a MUST read!

Good book, can be use as a reference but with precaution. The author talk to much about his personal life. I'm not a marxist but his critic of Marx is very futile and laughable. Too much publicity for his company. But I can say that his voice that we NEED to ear for what it's represent : a new generation of a-politics entrepreneurs beleiving in free trades. This is not a bad news that this message is actually popular. But other authors would be much better than him to defend those kinds of issue. If you know nothing about Africa, this book will help you.