First published in 2005, The Fate of Africa was hailed by reviewers as “A masterpiece. . . The nonfiction book of the year” (The New York Post); “a magnificent achievement” (Weekly Standard); “a joy,” (Wall Street Journal) and “one of the decade’s most important works on Africa” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

Now Martin Meredith has revised this classic history to incorporate important recent developments, including the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Robert Mugabe’s continued destructive rule in Zimbabwe, controversies over Western aid and exploitation of Africa’s resources, the growing importance and influence of China, and the democratic movement roiling the North African countries of Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan.

非洲的命运》首次出版于2005年，被评论家们誉为 "杰作"。. . 年度非小说类图书"（《纽约邮报》）；一项宏伟的成就"（《标准周刊》）；一种喜悦"（《华尔街日报》）和十年来关于非洲的最重要作品之一"（《出版商周刊》，星级评论）。

现在，马丁-梅雷迪思对这部经典历史进行了修订，纳入了近期的重要发展，包括苏丹的达尔富尔危机、罗伯特-穆加贝在津巴布韦的持续破坏性统治、对西方援助和开发非洲资源的争议、中国日益增长的重要性和影响力，以及在突尼斯、埃及和约旦等北非国家掀起的民主运动。