I have a passion: to live in a dignified Africa. Africa must stop being just a continent of the future to become a continent of the present and the future. For this, his sons and daughters must regain their self-confidence; let them get rid of their complexes; that they become aware of the urgency to reflect; may they restore confidence to the poor so that aid and charity do not turn into a perpetual prison. But the toughest fight will be to impose work as pleasure. Is it impossible? My conviction is that it is necessary and possible. Provided, of course, that Africans wake up. It's time. Dr Paul Fokam, who chairs a banking and insurance group, has turned as a researcher towards the microfinance that seems to him the most appropriate to fight against poverty and initiate sustainable growth in developing economies in general and in Africa by particular. Among its publications, the titles speak: The African bank facing the challenge of the 21st century; the development strategy of microbanks, reaching the poor in a sustainable and efficient manner. This work is the result of a study trip across the African continent which led the author to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Senegal and Tunisia. He came back with the conviction that Africans have the capacity to find solutions to their problems within themselves. But these are serious the more the rest of the world gets richer, the more Africa gets poorer. With 700 million inhabitants, Africa remains the least populated continent on the planet. It is the one where the famine is most severe and where the decline in per capita income continues. The author sounds the African awakening and recommends the implementation of four priorities: the upgrading of work through better training and an increase in hours worked, the formation of development blocks, a strong emphasis on education and creation. of a new class of entrepreneurs.