Tiers-Monde - Année 2004 - Volume 45 - Numéro 180 - Pages 871-880Philippe Hugon — Have we the right to play on words about Africa 's Plight ? The book by Stephen Smith, one of the best journalists covering Africa, induces a debate between the historian of the moment, which happens to be the journalist focused on some terrains, and the more detached researcher of an ambiguous, complex and differentiated Africa, especially on the economic level. 10 pages Source : Persée ; Ministère de la jeunesse, de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche, Direction de l’enseignement supérieur, Sous-direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation.