This illustrated book features striking colour photographs of over twenty-five sub-Saharan African countries by world-renown French photojournalist Pascal Maitre. A longtime collaborator of GEO, Life, Paris Match, L'Express, Stern and National Geographic among other international magazines, he has been awarded several major prizes, such as the 2010 Photojournalism National Magazine Award from the United States. This publication, with texts in English, French and German, will contribute to raising awareness and strengthening understanding around the world of African peoples, traditions, living conditions, environments, conflicts and perspectives.