num_pages: 768
description: Providing a sweeping history of post-colonial Africa, Martin Meredith explores why the continent is in such a mess and what, if anything, can be done about it.
language: English
title: The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
titlecomplete: The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
genres: Politics, World History, Africa, Economics, Travel, Historical, History, Reference, Nonfiction, International Relations
ratings_count: 6917
publisher: Free Press