Book review: The Struggle of Democratisation against Authoritarianism in Contemporary Africa.

Following the introduction, there are chapters on each of the four countries studied (Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Tunisia), followed by what is termed an "Afterword." That on Zimbabwe takes us step by step through the vicious brutalities of Mugabe's regime, the failed promise of the Movement for Democratic Change, and the continuance of authoritarianism under the new, military backed government of Emmerson Mnangagwa. The afterword is just that providing us largely with updates which pick up where the chapters on Zimbabwe and South Africa leave off. [Extracted from the article]