African Exodus

ASFA-WOSSEN ASSERATE studied at the University of Tübingen, the University of Cambridge and for his PhD at Frankfurt University. A member of the Imperial House of Ethiopia, he became a refugee in 1974 after the overthrow of the monarchy. He works as a political analyst in Germany, where he has lived for the last 40 years. A bestselling author, Asserate has been the recipient of the Adelbert von Chamisso Prize for Literature and the Jacob Grimm Prize for the German Language. Asserate is an honorary senator of the University of Tübingen and the founder of Pactum Africanum, a foundation that promotes understanding among the Abrahamic religions. He is the author of King of Kings: The Triumph and Tragedy of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.PETER LEWIS has had careers in university teaching and publishing and now works as a freelance translator and author.

• Prologue // viiIntroduction // xi1. On the run // 12. The legacy of colonialism // 273. Africa is always good for a surprise // 714. Europe's responsibility // 133Epilogue // 169Notes // 175

‘Asserate’s short book is a plea for joined-up thinking on migration. It seeks to examine the forces driving people to leave home.’