"An overview of the state of publishing in Africa, reviewing the major problems facing the book industries, and the role of the church and church publishers in book development. Includes some statistics of the number of publishers in Africa: secular, Catholic, and Protestant. Also reports about the establishment of the Association of Catholic Publishers in Africa based in Nairobi." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1720)