This book offers a continent-wide examination of Africa's foreign policy and diplomacy, addressing the relevance of its many languages, precolonial history, traditional value systems, and previous international relationships. African statehood predates that of Europe, as well as the rest of Western civilization, and yet by imposing Western values on Africa and its peoples, European colonialism destroyed Africa's paradigm of statehood along with its value systems that were ideally suited for this majestic continent. This two-volume book provides a comprehensive survey of the issues and events that have shaped Africa from remotest antiquity to the present, and serves as the foundation of Africa's international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy. The first volume of African Foreign Policy and Diplomacy from Antiquity to the 21st Century discusses the determinants of Africa's diplomacy from antiquity to the 18th century; the second volume addresses the further developments of its foreign policy from the 19th to the 21st century.

Africa is a crucible of culture and heritage with a complex history. Indigenous tribal practices and preexisting values were altered dramatically, either by force or as a result of the Christian and Islamic cultures that spread throughout the continent. Later, the domineering forces of European colonial nations brought even greater change. Africa emerged from its colonization an amalgam of diverse and conflicting traditions, legacies, values, and languages. Consequently, these developments have had a wide impact on the formulation and execution of African foreign policy and diplomacy today.

Africa is a crucible of culture and heritage with a complex history. Indigenous tribal practices and preexisting values were altered dramatically, either by force or as a result of the Christian and Islamic cultures that spread throughout the continent. Later, the domineering forces of European colonial nations brought even greater change. Africa emerged from its colonization an amalgam of diverse and conflicting traditions, legacies, values, and languages. Consequently, these developments have had a wide impact on the formulation and execution of African foreign policy and diplomacy today.

Since the dawn of the 21st century, transnational terrorism has compelled increased American strategic engagement with Africa. Further, with the 2008 election of President Barack Obama, America's first black president and one with an African heritage, there was greater African expectation that a drastic new course in the United States' African policy would emerge. Washington was now expected to engage Africa in a more robust manner than in the past. In nine well-researched essays authored by contributors from a range of disciplines, this book articulates some of the dynamic forces driving contemporary relationships between the United States and Africa. The volume offers a fresh perspective to salient issues defining US-African relations in the twenty-first century such as health, trade, sustainable development, counter-terrorism, military and strategic partnership, conflict resolution, and democratization and good governance. Scholars, foreign policy analysts and policymakers, students, and the general reader interested in diplomatic history and international relations would find this work indispensable. This book is part of the African World Series, edited by Toyin Falola, Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, University of Texas at Austin. "The question of what Africa should mean to the United States and vice-versa has again come to the fore of critical discussion, especially since President Barack Obama became the President of the United States. Often at the centre of the debate is what should be the extent (or intent) of the relationship. The chapters in this book take a bold attempt at addressing some of these issues and provide a compelling study for which we should be grateful." -- Abiodun Alao, King's College London "A particular strength of the work is its multi-disciplinary approach...[the book] is a useful addition to an understanding of the many opportunities and challenges vis-à-vis the United States and Africa. Students, scholars, and general readers alike should benefit from its detailed exploration of the relationship between US foreign policy in Africa and the contributors' cogent suggestions for improving upon that important relationship in the future." -- William A. Taylor, Angelo State University

Joram M. BISWARO is the current Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Head of African Union Mission, in South Sudan. He played a pivotal role in negotiation between the government and opposition culminating in the Revitalized Agreement of 2018. Amb. Biswaro (rtd) is a career journalist, diplomat and academic. Amb. Biswaro was the first Tanzania's resident ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Latin America, residing in Brasilia, Brazil. He served in the same capacity in Ethiopia, and Permanent Representative to AU and UNECA. Prof. Biswaro initiated and successfully negotiated to include Kiswahili into the Constitutive Act of the African Union as one of the working languages and persuaded his peers to secure the headquarters of the African court, African Bureau on Corruption and the African Institute of International Law to be in Arusha, Tanzania. Prof. Biswaro has lectured in different universities around the world such as Pan African University Yaoundé, Cameroon, University of Juba, South Sudan, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil as well as Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University. Prof. Biswaro has also written extensively on regional integration, pan- Africanism, diplomacy, mediation, negotiation, peace and security in Africa. Dr. Biswaro has co-authored, edited several books and journals. Abraham K. NYUON is an assistant professor of Political Science and currently the Dean, School of Social and Economic Studies of the University of Juba. He earned a BA (Hons) in Christian Education from Kabarak University- Kenya, MA in International Relations from Catholic University of East Africa - Kenya, MA in War Studies from King's College London - UK and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in political Science (International Relations) from University of Juba, South Sudan. Dr. Nyuon is a renowned political, peace and security analyst, the former Head of Department of Political Science and Director for Strategic Research and analysis at Ministry of Defense. Dr. Nyuon, a former child soldier turned academic and SUSI Scholar on U.S Foreign policy, has over two decades experience spanning teaching, developing and reviewing curriculum for Primary, Secondary and University taught programs at University of Juba, Dr. John Garang University of Science and Technology and Catholic University of South Sudan. His areas of research interest include International politics, foreign policy, political economy, strategic planning, peace and Security. The Late Samson S. WASSARA was Professor of Political Science in the University of Juba. He held a BSc. Hons in political Science from the University of Khartoum, Sudan, Diploma in International Relations and PhD in Political Science from University of Paris XI (Orsay). He was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bahr el Ghazal. While at the University of Juba, Professor Wassara was twice Dean, School of Social and Economic Studies. He taught political science subjects, international relations and peace studies. His research interests were governance, regional politics, peace, security, and hydro-politics. Professor Wassara had published on Africa, Sudan and South Sudan

This book probes key issues pertaining to Africa’s relations with global actors. It provides a comprehensive trajectory of Africa’s relations with key bilateral and major multilateral actors, assessing how the Cold War affected the African state systems’ political policies, its economies, and its security. Taken together, the essays in this volume provide a collective understanding of Africa’s drive to improve the capacity of its state of global affairs, and assess whether it is in fact able to do so.