Retracing his steps from mission to “Bretonize Brittany” to becoming Mamadou Dia’s advisor, and after having graduated from ENFOM (France’s national school for future colonial administrators), Roland Colin gives us an exceptional account of his experiences. He provides a fresh perspective on the political, economic and social challenges that took place in Senegal during the transition from a colonial state to independence, and in particular takes us into the intimacy of the relationship between Léopold S. Senghor and Mamadou Dia, two characters who are driven by radically different visions of development in Senegal and in Africa.