After years of frustration at the stifling atmosphere of political correctness surrounding discussions of Africa, long time World Bank official Robert Calderisi speaks out. He boldly reveals how most of Africa's misfortunes are self-imposed, and why the world must now deal differently with the continent. Calderisi claims that Africa has steadily lost markets by its own mismanagement, that African family values and fatalism are more destructive than tribalism, and that African leaders prey intentionally on Western guilt. Calderisi exposes the shortcomings of foreign aid and debt relief, and proposes his own radical solutions. Drawing on the author's thirty years of first-hand experience, The Trouble with Africa highlights issues which have been ignored by Africa's leaders but have worried African citizens, diplomats, academics, business leaders, aid workers, volunteers, and missionaries for a long time. The narrative comes alive with stories only someone who has talked directly to African farmers - and heads of state - could recount.