Africa and the New World Era

1. Introduction
Jack Mangala

Part I. Africa and the Old Balance of Power

2. Imperialism and U.S.-Africa Relations
George Klay Kieh

3. Britain and Africa in the Twenty-First Century
Paul D. Williams

4. Is France Disengaging from Africa? A Critical Look at Nicolas Sarkozy’s “Rupture” Policy in the Context of France-Africa Relations
Daniel Mengara

5. Back to Africa: Russia’s New African Engagement
J. Peter Pham

Part II. Africa and the New Balance of Power

6. Africa’s International China Relations: Contending Imaginaries and Changing Politics
Daniel Large

7. Japan in Africa: Diplomacy of Continuity and Change
Seifudein Adem

8. India’s New Engagement of Africa: Trends and Implications
J. Peter Pham

9. Latin America-Africa Cooperation: Brazil as a Case Study
Gladys Lechini

Part III. Africa in Global and Regional Governance

10. The Evolving UN-Africa Relations since the End of the Cold War
Assefaw Bariagaber

11. The World Bank for Africa or the World Bank for the World Bank?
Paul Clements

12. The European Union and Africa: Old Partners in a Changing World
Jack Mangala

13. The African Union as an International Actor
Timothy Murithi

Part IV. Confronting Africa’s Development

14. New Encounters in U.S.-Africa Democracy Relations: Less of the Same?
Rita Kiki Edozie

15. U.S. AIDS Policy in Africa: Balancing Competing Interests in PEPFAR Policymaking
Polly J. Diven

16. The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Africa
Kojo Quartey

17. Can Sub-Saharan Africa Achieve the Millennium Development Goals?
Emmanuel Cleeve

Keywords: History, African History, African Politics, Asian History, Ethnicity Studies