THE FORTUNES OF AFRICA - OPENMAKTABA

[Pages:700]THE FORTUNES OF

AFRICA

Martin Meredith is a journalist, biographer, and historian who has written extensively on Africa and its recent history. His previous books include Mandela; Mugabe; Diamonds, Gold, and War; Born in Africa; and The Fate of Africa. He lives near Oxford, England.

Copyright ? 2014 by Martin Meredith.

First published in Great Britain by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, 2014 A CBS COMPANY

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014939816 ISBN 978-1-61039-460-4 (EB)

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CONTENTS

List of Maps Preface Introduction

1 Land of the Pharaohs 2 Venture into the Interior 3 A Clash of Empires 4 Death on the Nile 5 Roman Interlude

PART I

6 Saints and Schisms 7 The Arab Conquest 8 Highways of the Desert 9 Zanj

PART II

10 A Chain of Crosses 11 In the Land of Prester John 12 The Middle Passage 13 Southern Frontiers

PART III

PART IV

14 Mamluks and Ottomans 15 The Black Guard 16 The Sword of Truth 17 A Matter of Faith

18 The Gates of Africa 19 The Pasha 20 Pieds Noirs 21 Bibles, Ploughs and Bullets

PART V

22 Masters and Servants 23 The People of the Heavens 24 Republics on the Highveld 25 The Missionaries' Road

PART VI

26 The Tunes of Zanzibar 27 Unlocking the Congo 28 The Pearl of Africa 29 A Game of Thrones

PART VII

30 The Khedive 31 Equatoria 32 Delegate of the People 33 The Expected One

PART VIII

PART IX

34 Diamond Fever 35 The Fellowship of Afrikaners 36 The Washing of Spears

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