ON THE EDGE OF ASIA - FROM KAMPALA TO NIAMEY AND BACK - is a thought-provoking account of a passion for Africa that began on a June day in 1992.
Four days after the Danish 'no' to the Maastricht Treaty, the author and his wife landed in Entebbe, Uganda, and were overwhelmed by all that was new and different on the way from the airport into Kampala, where a four-year stay and work at the Danish embassy began.
The book offers a dramatic journey on the continent, and is peppered with historical background on individual countries and topics. In a number of themes, the book shakes up commonly accepted notions about the continent, just as several romantic ideas are dispelled. There is depth and rush and power in the work, so that both professional observers and people who are just interested in the continent will have a solid addition to their knowledge.