Africa and the New World Era: From Humanitarianism to a Strategic View

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Imperialism and U.S.-Africa Relations....Pages 21-35
Britain and Africa in the Twenty-First Century....Pages 37-51
Is France Disengaging from Africa? A Critical Look at Nicolas Sarkozy’s “Rupture” Policy in the Context of France-Africa Relations....Pages 53-70
Back to Africa: Russia’s New African Engagement....Pages 71-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Africa’s International China Relations: Contending Imaginaries and Changing Politics....Pages 87-102
Japan in Africa: Diplomacy of Continuity and Change....Pages 103-113
India’s New Engagement of Africa: Trends and Implications....Pages 115-128
Latin America-Africa Cooperation: Brazil as a Case Study....Pages 129-141
Front Matter....Pages 143-143
The Evolving UN-Africa Relations since the End of the Cold War....Pages 145-156
The World Bank for Africa or the World Bank for the World Bank?....Pages 157-165
The European Union and Africa: Old Partners in a Changing World....Pages 167-191
The African Union as an International Actor....Pages 193-205
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
New Encounters in U.S.-Africa Democracy Relations: Less of the Same?....Pages 209-230
U.S. AIDS Policy in Africa: Balancing Competing Interests in PEPFAR Policymaking....Pages 231-246
The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Africa....Pages 247-261
Can Sub-Saharan Africa Achieve the Millennium Development Goals?....Pages 263-280
Back Matter....Pages 281-289