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    Summary: The Fate of Africa: Review and Analysis of Martin Meredith's Book
    Summary: The Fate of Africa: Review and Analysis of Martin Meredith's Book
    Summary: The Fate of Africa: Review and Analysis of Martin Meredith's Book
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    Summary: The Fate of Africa: Review and Analysis of Martin Meredith's Book

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    The must-read summary of Martin Meredith's book: “The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair”.

    This complete summary of "The Fate of Africa" by Martin Meredith, a prominent historian and writer, outlines his assessment of the evolution of Africa after gaining independence from colonialism. He illustrates how the hope of independence has been eroded to despair as greed and ethnic resentment plunged the countries into civil war, disease, devastation, extreme poverty, totalitarian dictatorships and dependence on the West.
    Added-value of this summary:• Save time• Understand how the world's most promising continent gradually descended into poverty and despair• Expand your knowledge of international politics and economics
    To learn more, read "The Fate of Africa" and discover what led to Africa's decline, and what can be done about it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPolitical Book Summaries
    Release dateJan 30, 2017
    ISBN9782511002094
    Summary: The Fate of Africa: Review and Analysis of Martin Meredith's Book

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      The Fate of Africa is Meredith’s analysis of the demise of Africa over the past 50 years after gaining independence from colonialism. He looks at the damage done by European colonists who planted the seeds of inequality and violence and focuses on the constant struggles the countries have faced since Africa was handed back to Africans.

      The book is written as a chronological explanation of the state of Africa to shed light on how the continent became a place of constant strife and atrocities. Meredith offers a critical analysis of the corruption of absolute power. He shows how the hope of independence has been eroded to despair as greed and ethnic resentment plunged countries into civil war, political dictatorships

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