This second State of East Africa Report 2007:Searching for the Soul of East Africa, takes a look beneath the statistics. Through a collection of seven essays punctuated by eighteen editorial cartoon images, the report reflects on a simple question: Who are we and what shapes us? The essayists are drawn from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania and examine the identities and influences at work in East Africa. The collection of cartoons offers a pictorial commentary on the region which is at once irreverent and profound in its reflection on East African’ self-image