Africa and the World

1. Introduction: Inspirations and Hesitations in Africa’s Relations with External Actors .- 2. Africa and the United Stater: A History of Malign Neglect .- 3. Africa and Russia: The Pursuit of Strengthened Relations in the Post-Cold War Era .- 4. Africa and China: Winding Into A Community Of Common Destiny .- 5. France and Africa .- 6. To Brexit and Beyond: Africa and the United Kingdom .- 7. Africa and Portugal .- 8. Africa and Italy’s Relations After the Cold War .- 9. Brazil-Africa Relations: From Boom to Bust? .- 10. A Renewed Partnership? Contemporary Latin America-Africa Engagement .- 11. Africa and India: Riding the Tail of the Tiger? .- 12. Africa-Japan Relations in the Post-Cold War Era .- 13. Africa and the Nordics .- 14. Africa, the Islamic World, and Europe .- 15. Africa and the Middle East: Shifting Alliances and Strategic Partnerships .- 16. Africa at the United Nations: From Dominance to Weakness .- 17. Africa and the International Criminal Court .- 18. Can the BRICS Re-Open the “Gateway to Africa”? South Africa’s Contradictory Facilitation of Divergent Brazilian, Russian, Indian and Chinese Interests .- 19. Europe-Africa Relations in the Era of Uncertainty .- 20. Africa and the World Trade Organisation .- 21. Sub-Saharan Africa: the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund .- 22. Conclusion.