'Africa Development Indicators 2008/2009 (multiple-user CD-ROM)' offers a comprehensive database with year-by-year time series of most indicators going back to 1970. It contains over 1,200 indicators of macro-economic, sectoral, and social data for over 50 African countries and 20 regional country groups. These series provide analysts with the data needed to help place the most recent years in an historical context. It also contains Country at-a-Glance tables for all African countries, Excel based Executive Summary Briefings, and an electronic copy of the publication tables. Designed to provide all those interested in Africa with a focused and convenient set of data to monitor development programs and aid flows in the region, the CD-ROM is an invaluable reference tool for analysts and policymakers who want a better understanding of the economic and social developments occurring in Africa.