Africa and the World

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 States: A History of Malign Neglect
Adekeye Adebajo

3. Africa and Russia: The Pursuit of Strengthened Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
Rosaline Daniel, Vladimir Shubin

4. Africa and China: Winding Into a Community of Common Destiny
Liu Haifang

5. France and Africa
Douglas A. Yates

6. To Brexit and Beyond: Africa and the United Kingdom
Alex Vines

7. Africa and Portugal
Clara 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 Souza Neto

11. Africa and India: Riding the Tail of the Tiger?
Kudrat Virk

12. Africa-Japan Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
Scarlett Cornelissen, Yoichi Mine

13. Africa and the Nordics
Anne Hammerstad

14. Africa, the Islamic World, and Europe
Roel Veen

Part III. Multilateral Relations

15. Africa and the Middle East: Shifting Alliances and Strategic Partnerships
Hamdy A. Hassan, Hala Thabet

16. Africa at the United Nations: From Dominance to Weakness
James O. C. Jonah

17. Africa and the International Criminal Court
Dan 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-African Relations in the Era of Uncertainty
Gilbert M. Khadiagala

20. Africa and the World Trade Organisation
Mariama Williams

21. Sub-Saharan Africa: The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
L. Adele Jinadu

22. Conclusion
Dawn Nagar

Nyckelord: Political Science and International Relations, African Politics, Foreign Policy, International Security Studies, Diplomacy, International Relations Theory, Comparative Politics