Nilani Ljunggren De Silva

The editors, Markus Hoehne and Virginia Luling, through this book not only have skilfully highlighted the Somali culture, society and politics but also have mobilised reputed scholars to engage in developing I.M. Lewis’s renowned work on Somalia.

The book focuses mainly on Zimbabwe’s 2008 elections. It gives a broad dimension of Zimbabwe’s elections by facilitating the reader with a better understanding of the context within which the election was conducted.

Adekeye Adebajo’s book, focused mainly on contemporary African events, has been written with coherence, clarity and forcefulness for a wider audience.