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Washington and London are playing politics on the African continent once again. Old-school spying, coup plotting and individual enrichment hasn't lost any of its relevance as Langley and Whitehall collaborate in another mutually beneficial venture. Charles Westhaven, English nobleman and veteran spy-master is given the job of changing an entrenched regime deemed undesirable by the Anglo-American decision makers. His Lordship's talents lie in strategic planning and navigating the halls of government power and the quiet corridors of secret agencies. His protegé, the quick-witted Ulsterman Connor Cane, will recruit the team needed to bring about the regime change. Mobutu Sese Seko, the strongman of Central Africa, seized control with the help of his powerful friends in Washington, London and Brussels. Thirty years after his accession to the throne of mineral rich nation, he has turned away from his sponsors in the west and established increasingly profitable ties to Moscow and China. In a world of volatile power broking, Mobutu's shift to the east is viewed as dangerous by his old allies. The decision has been made, Mobutu must go. Assassination is not an option. The CIA has not lived down its participation in the last one. A more subtle approach is needed that provides plausible deniability of those involved. Will the special trans-Atlantic relationship between the Oval Office and No. 10 Downing Street survive the challenges of deposing the old dictator and replacing him with a new King...