Key Issues in African Diplomacy: Developments and Achievements [Hardcover]

Africas unique position as an international diplomatic actor has not always been given the attention it deserves. This volume bridges this gap by offering a fresh, comprehensive and realistic overview of African diplomacy.

The book examines African diplomatic practice. Chapters explore how different types of diplomacy have developed over time, including energy diplomacy, economic diplomacy and quiet diplomacy. Crucially, the book assesses how certain events have allowed Africa to use certain types of diplomacy to yield better outcomes for itself.

Including contributions from an international team of scholars, policy makers and experts from the diplomatic world, the book provides a comprehensive guide to African diplomacy and challenges the current dominant usage of Northern perspectives on diplomacy studies.

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Sven Botha is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria in Pretoria, South Africa. Sven is also the Director of the Professors Without Borders Think Tank.

Jo-Ansie van Wyk is a Professor of International Politics in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

Provides an fresh, comprehensive overview of African diplomacy;

Seeks to push an African-centric view of African diplomacy, rather than one that adopts Northern perspectives on diplomacy.

Among the rich, unsung stories of both successes and failures of African diplomacy, scholars and policy makers will find insights in this volume. It calls for an intensified deployment of African diplomatic practices in international relations, and is an invaluable addition to the growing interest in African agency. Francis Onditi, Riara University

1. Introducing African Diplomacy as a Field of Study - Sven Botha and Jo-Ansie van Wyk

2. An Overview of the Evolution of Diplomacy in Europe and Africa - Fran?ois Theron

3. Common African Positions as Diplomatic InslG