A History of Africa is a thorough narrative history of the continent from its beginnings to the twenty-first century. Long established at the forefront of African Studies, this book addresses the events of the 1990s and beyond.

The issues discussed include:

• post-apartheid South Africa 
• the prospects for democratization in Africa at the beginning of the new millennium
• developments in Muslim North Africa including the threat of Islamic fundamentalism
• economic and social developments including the devastating impact of Third World debt and the provision of debt relief
• cultural, environmental and gender issues in Modern Africa.