Africa is too large and diverse for generalizations. It has fifty-four nations, five time zones, at least seven climates, more than 800 million people and, according to the latest diligent research, maybe fourteen million proverbs. South Africa and Burkina Faso have as much in common as Spain and Uzbekistan. And yet people do generalize; Africa has become the continent of moral concern. This issue of Granta contains fresh voices from Africa, in all their differences, as well as memoir and reportage which reflect the past and present of its people. In this issue: John Ryle: Introduction: The Many Voices of Africa Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Master Moses Isegawa: The War of the Ears Kwame Dawes: Passport Control Segun Afolabi: Gifted Binyavanga Wainaina: How to write about Africa Geert van Kesteren: The Ogiek Ivan Vladislavic: Joburg Adewale Maja-Pearce: Legacies Nadine Gordimer: Beethoven Was One Sixteenth Black Helon Habila: The Witch’s Dog Daniel Bergner: Policeman to the World Santu Mofokeng: The Black Albums Lindsey Hilsum: We Love China John Biguenet: Antediluvian