Martin Meredith's The Fate of Africa presents a comprehensive history of the fifty-year journey of African nations since gaining independence. The book depicts the early hopes of independence, the various political conflicts, economic challenges, civil wars, dictatorships, and the social dynamics that have shaped modern Africa. Using a journalistic approach and in-depth historical research, Mer…
This book traces Africa's first fifty years after gaining independence from colonialism. Martin Meredith describes the political challenges, conflicts, leadership, economic development, and social dynamics in various African countries. With a strong historical approach and comprehensive narrative, this book is a key reference for understanding the conditions of modern Africa and its legacy of c…
This revised and updated edition by Martin Meredith offers a comprehensive and critical examination of Robert Mugabe’s rise to power, his decades-long rule, and the political, social, and economic turmoil that unfolded in Zimbabwe under his leadership. Drawing on extensive research and firsthand accounts, Meredith exposes how Mugabe transformed from a celebrated liberation hero into one of Af…
The State of Africa: A history of Fifty years of independence Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of decolonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. Constant war, improper use of n…