Afterfourdecadesofreportingfromthecontinent,JonathanDimblebyreturnstoAfricaona7,000-milejourneytodiscoverhowitischanging.　　【Mali,GhanaandNigeria】　　HestartshisAfricanjourneyinthecapitalofMali,Bamako,thefastest-growingAfricancity.FollowingthecourseoftheNigerriver,Dimblebyfindsnotacontinentofbeggarsbutofindustriouspeople,someofwhomgotoextraordinarylengthstomakealiving,free-diving20feettoexcavatebuildingsand.　　Travellingnorth-east,heseeshowtraditionispreservedinanareawhereasophisticatedurbansocietyhasthrivedfor1600years.Jonathangetshishandsdirtyastheapprenticeofa74-year-oldmudmasoninDjenne,atownbuiltentirelyofmud.　　InGhana,oneofAfrica'sfreestandmoststablecountries,JonathanseesaspectacularfestivalbeforeplayingagameofgolfwiththeKingoftheAshanti,whorecallshistimeworkingforBrentcouncil.DimblebyattendstheKing'scourttoseewhatlessonstheUKcandrawfromtraditionalAfricanstructuresthatpromoteharmonyandreconciliation.　　JonathandiscoversthattheAfricanbraindrainisturningintoabraingainaseconomicopportunityandpatriotismdrawpeoplehome.FootballunitesGhanalikenothingelse,supersedingpoliticalandtribaldivisions.ThereisarichseamofyoungfootballtalentonthecontinentintheyearthattheWorldCupishostedbyanAfricannationforthefirsttime.　　InLagos,Nigeria'sbusinesscapital,JonathanDimblebyseesadifferenttakeonacitythatisoftendepictedasahotbedofviolence,crimeandcorruption.HeistakenonaprivatejetbyAfrica'srichestman,thensavoursthecreativetalentsoftwoofAfricanmusic'srisingstarswhoarehelpingtocementLagos'splaceasthecontinent'sculturalhub.　　【Ethiopia,KenyaandTanzania】　　OnthesecondlegofhisilluminatingjourneyacrossAfrica,JonathanDimblebytravels2000milesthroughEastAfrica'sRiftValley.　　StartinginEthiopia,wherehewasthefirstjournalisttoreportthe1973famine,Dimblebydiscoversthegreatstridesbeingmadetosafeguardthecountryfromfuturecatastrophes.　　InKenyahefindsouthowmobilephonesarerevolutionisingsmallbusinessesandeventhelivesofMasaitribes.　　InTanzaniahejoinsinafootballmatchwiththejudgesandguardsofAfrica'sownHumanRightsCommissionandmeetsthestreetkidsinDar-es-Salaamwhoarebuildinganinternationalprofilefortheirmusic.　　【Congo,SouthAfricaandZambia】　　Onthefinallegofhis7,000-mileodyssey,JonathanDimblebytravelsfromCongotoDurbaninsearchofthestoriesrevealingcontemporaryAfrica.　　HelearnshowChina'sbillion-dollardealshaverebootedAfricaneconomies,oncedependentonWesternaidandinvestment.　　PassingthroughZambia,JonathansurvivesatrainingsessionwithboxingworldchampionEstherPhiriandmeetsHughMasekela,whoshareswithhimhisviewofAfrica'semergingrevival.