AN African Alphabet

An African Alphabet: From Agadir to Zagazig

An African Alphabet follows Lu Barnham’s 20,000 mile journey across the length and breadth of the continent, visiting a town for every letter of the alphabet. Riding shotgun in a Congolese logging truck, travelling alongside a secret agent in Angola and dodging a fist-fight in a Bamako market, the author follows the little-travelled Western route from Morocco to South Africa by bus, boat, roof rack, donkey cart and lorry, always in the company (and sometimes the laps) of the locals. With her philosopher-photographer partner, Seth, she discovers the modern, everyday life along the continent’s roads. From Agadir to Zagazig, travelling alphabetically takes the reader through 24 unique countries, in a travelogue about flowing with Africa rather than overcoming it.