Martin Meredith (born 1942) is a historian, journalist, and biographer. He has written several books on Africa and its modern history.

Meredith first worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa forThe Observer andSunday Times, then as a research fellow atSt Antony's College, Oxford.^[1] Living nearOxford, he is now an independent commentator and author.

Meredith's writing has been described as authoritative and well-documented, despite the pessimism so often imposed upon his subject matter.^[2]

• The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour (2014)ISBN 978-1-86842-643-0
• The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence reprinted (2011); revised and updated (2021)ISBN 978-1-471-19641-6
• Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life. Simon and Schuster. 2011.ISBN 978-0-85720-667-1.
• Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa (2007)ISBN 978-1-58648-473-6^[3]
• Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future (2007)ISBN 978-1-58648-558-0
• The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence (2005)ISBN 978-0-7432-3222-7; (US edition:)The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair (2005)ISBN 978-1-58648-398-2
• Elephant Destiny: Biography of an Endangered Species in Africa (2004)ISBN 978-1-58648-233-6
• Our Votes, Our Guns:Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe (2003)ISBN 978-1-58648-186-5
• Fischer's Choice: The Life ofBram Fischer (2002)ISBN 978-1-86842-131-2
• Coming to Terms: South Africa’s Search for Truth (2001)ISBN 978-1-903985-09-0
• Nelson Mandela: A Biography (1999)ISBN 978-0-312-19992-0
• South Africa’s New Era: The 1994 Election (1994)ISBN 978-0749319106
• In the Name ofApartheid: South Africa in the Post War Period (1988)ISBN 978-0241124956
• The First Dance of Freedom: Black Africa in the Postwar Era (1984)ISBN 978-0241113400
• The Past is Another Country:Rhodesia 1890–1979 (1979)ISBN 0-233-97121-1; revised and expanded (1980)ISBN 0-330-26268-8

• Colin Legum (1919–2003), South African journalist and writer on Africa
• Basil Davidson (1914–2010), British journalist and writer on Africa

• Martin Meredith Official Publisher Page at theWayback Machine (archived 2015-04-02)
• Martin Meredith: Nelson Mandela: A Biography – Interview May 2010
• Perseus Books

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