Africa and the World - Bilateral and Multilateral International Diplomacy

This book probes key issues pertaining to Africa's relations with global actors. It provides a comprehensive trajectory of Africa's relations with key bilateral and major multilateral actors, assessing how the Cold War affected the African state systems' political policies, its economies, and its security. Taken together, the essays in this volume provide a collective understanding of Africa's drive to improve the capacity of its state of global affairs, and assess whether it is in fact able to do so.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1. Introduction: Inspirations and Hesitations in Africa's Relations with External Actors Charles Mutasa
Part I: Bilateral Relations: Traditional Powers
2. Africa and the United Stater: A History of Malign Neglect Adekeye Adebajo
3. Africa and Russia: The Pursuit of Strengthened Relations in the Post-Cold War EraRosaline Daniel and Vladimir Shubin
4. Africa and China: Winding Into A Community Of Common DestinyLiu Haifang
5. France and AfricaDouglas A. Yates
6. To Brexit and Beyond: Africa and the United Kingdom Alex Vines
7. Africa and PortugalClara Carvalho Part II: Bilateral Relations: Non-Traditional Powers 8. Africa and Italy's Relations After the Cold War Bernardo Venturi
9. Brazil-Africa Relations: From Boom to Bust?
Adriana Erthal Abdenur
10. A Renewed Partnership? Contemporary Latin America-Africa Engagement
Danilo Marcondes
11. Africa and India: Riding the Tail of the Tiger?Kudrat Virk
12. Africa-Japan Relations in the Post-Cold War EraScarlett Cornelissen and Yoichi Mine
13. Africa and the Nordics Anne Hammerstad
14. Africa, the Islamic World, and Europe
Roel van der Veen
Part III: Multilateral Relations 15. Africa and the Middle East: Shifting Alliances and Strategic PartnershipsHamdy A. Hassan and Hala Thabet
16. Africa at the United Nations: From Dominance to Weakness James O.C. Jonah
17. Africa and the International Criminal CourtDan Kuwali
18. Can the BRICS Re-Open the "Gateway to Africa"? South Africa's Contradictory Facilitation of Divergent Brazilian, Russian, Indian and Chinese Interests Patrick Bond
19. Europe-Africa Relations in the Era of Uncertainty
Gilbert M. Khadiagala
20. Africa and the World Trade OrganisationMariama Williams
21. Sub-Saharan Africa: the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
L. Adele Jinadu
22. ConclusionDawn Nagar

Rezension:

"An edited compilation of thoughts and perspectives on Africa's multifaceted interactions with the rest of the world. ... Africa and the World: Bilateral and Multilateral International Diplomacy offers credible insights into Africa's external engagements in a unique and novel way." (Oluwole Olutola, African Studies Review, Vol. 63 (1), 2020)
"Africa and the World is informative and easy to read. It offers scholars and students significant insights into the policy and strategy frameworks that inform Africa's engagements with the world, and the push and pull factors that underpin Africa's bilateral and multilateral relations." (Sanusha Naidu, South African Journal of International Affairs, February, 2019)