Africa in world affairs : politics of imperialism, the Cold War and globalisation

Half Title......Page 1
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright Page......Page 4
Dedication......Page 6
Table of contents......Page 8
Maps......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Abbreviations......Page 15
Introduction......Page 22
References......Page 29
1 Colonial, anti-colonial and post-colonial in continuum......Page 30
Africa: myths and realities......Page 31
Colonialism: phases and nature......Page 33
Colonialism in Africa......Page 35
The British colonial rule......Page 36
Lugard’s defence of imperialism......Page 37
Anti-colonial struggles in British Africa......Page 38
Anglophone Africa: intellectual responses to British rule......Page 39
Kwame Nkrumah (1909–1972)......Page 40
Placing Nkrumah’s political ideas in perspective......Page 41
Julius Nyerere (1922–1999)......Page 43
Emergence of a one-party state......Page 44
Nyerere on nationalism......Page 45
Socialism in Tanzania......Page 46
French colonial rule......Page 47
Frantz Fanon’s emancipatory project......Page 49
Portuguese colonial rule......Page 52
Amilcar Cabral......Page 54
Viewing the colonial /anti-colonial and the post-colonial in continuum......Page 56
Notes......Page 57
References......Page 58
2 The emancipatory winds of Pan-Africanism and African unity movements......Page 60
The genesis of Pan-Africanism......Page 61
Revisiting the contributions of W.E.B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey......Page 62
Négritude as a concept and a movement......Page 64
Senghor’s creative attack on imperialism......Page 65
Césaire’s description of Négritude......Page 66
George Padmore......Page 68
Race, Négritude and Pan-Africanism......Page 69
Insights from Ali Mazrui......Page 70
Race and international relations......Page 71
The Pan-African movement on African soil......Page 73
Radicals of the Casablanca Group......Page 74
The moderates of the Monrovia group......Page 75
Reflections on the OAU......Page 76
The OAU and liberation struggles......Page 77
Human rights......Page 79
Inter-state and intra-state disputes......Page 80
The African Union......Page 81
Pan-Africanism in transition......Page 82
The role of the AU: an assessment......Page 83
References......Page 86
3 South Africa: From racism and apartheid to African Renaissance......Page 89
The intertwined association between imperialism and racism......Page 90
Resistance against apartheid......Page 95
Why understand Mandela?......Page 96
Nelson Mandela: evolving ideas and thoughts......Page 97
Combatting colonialism and racism......Page 99
The communist movement......Page 100
Ubuntu and the TRC......Page 101
South Africa as a sub-imperial state......Page 102
South Africa in Africa......Page 105
The African agenda......Page 106
The African Renaissance......Page 107
Intra-state conflicts in Africa......Page 109
Concluding remarks......Page 110
References......Page 111
4 Exploring the trail of French neo-colonial dominance in Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 114
Preliminary observations......Page 115
Defining neo-colonialism......Page 116
The Franco–African ensemble......Page 117
The French community to independence......Page 120
Understanding the French identity......Page 121
The geography of the French sphere of influence......Page 124
Economic ties......Page 125
France’s security/military-related ties......Page 128
The base at Djibouti......Page 130
The French role in Rwanda......Page 131
Sarkozy’s Africa policy......Page 132
Hollande and the intervention in Mali 2013......Page 133
French military involvement and human rights......Page 134
Concluding remarks......Page 135
References......Page 136
5 The changing complexities of the USA’s imperial policies in Africa......Page 139
Reflections on US-led imperialism......Page 140
Recasting the notion of Empire......Page 143
The significance of Africa in US policy......Page 144
The nature of the state and projects of national integration in Africa......Page 145
Soviet–American rivalry in Africa during the Cold War......Page 146
Liberation struggles in Africa: the case of Angola......Page 148
The USA and apartheid South Africa......Page 150
Rivalry in the Horn of Africa......Page 152
The Cold War and human rights in Africa......Page 153
The USA and Africa under globalisation......Page 154
Placing Africa in context after 9/11......Page 156
The USA’s counter-terror policy initiatives......Page 157
The emergence and relevance of AFRICOM......Page 158
Security and development......Page 160
The energy security of the USA and Africa......Page 161
The socio-economic impact of oil firms in Nigeria......Page 163
Angola: civil war and corruption......Page 164
Concluding remarks......Page 165
References......Page 166
6 Unravelling complex shades in the Sino–African ensemble: Altruistic, neo-imperialist or just a partnership in the development process?......Page 169
The PRC and Africa in the Cold War phase......Page 171
China after Mao Zedong......Page 173
Sino–African ties and Tiananmen Square, 1989......Page 174
The ‘One China’ policy......Page 176
China’s growing economic stakes in Africa......Page 177
Sino–African trade......Page 178
Chinese aid and investments in Africa......Page 180
Aid through FOCAC and other channelising agencies......Page 181
China’s soft power......Page 184
The politico-strategic dimension......Page 185
Threats to the lives of Chinese expatriates......Page 187
China and human rights in Africa......Page 188
Concluding remarks......Page 191
References......Page 192
7 India’s growing presence in Africa: From a developing country to a rising power......Page 196
Developments in the Cold War context......Page 198
Commonalities of interests......Page 199
India and anti-colonial and anti-racist struggles in Africa......Page 200
Situating India in contemporary international relations......Page 202
Social realities in Africa and their relevance to ties with India......Page 203
Indo–African ties: a few preliminary observations......Page 208
The India–Africa Forum Summit......Page 209
Indo–African security ties......Page 210
Promoting security through UN operations......Page 212
India’s perennial quest for energy security......Page 213
Indo–African economic ties......Page 215
The growing magnitude of Indo–African trade......Page 216
Investments and business relations......Page 217
Development cooperation......Page 219
Recasting ties under globalisation......Page 221
Concluding Remarks......Page 222
References......Page 223
The substance of colonialism......Page 226
Resistance to colonial domination from prominent thinkers......Page 227
Towards a new epistemic world......Page 228
On the nature of epistemic constructs......Page 229
Racism, anti-racist struggles and knowledge-building exercises......Page 230
Institutionalisation of the Pan-African movement on African soil......Page 231
Racism and apartheid......Page 232
The sub-imperialism of South Africa......Page 233
French neo-colonialism......Page 234
US-led imperialism......Page 235
Imperialism, China and India......Page 236
The politics of the Cold War......Page 238
Globalisation and Africa......Page 240
Index......Page 244