More than a quarter of Africa’s nations are hampered economically because they have no direct access to the sea. These nations are dependent on their coastal trading partners and extra fees, bureaucratic delays, and poor infrastructural development hinder their trade. Most importantly, when there is a dispute with an adjoining nation, it has the ability to complete...

This book on United States - African relations during the Reagan-Bush era, 1980 - 1992, examines issues that helped to shape the relationships of the actors. While the major focus of the essays is on this period, the analyses cull evidence form earlier periods to give the reader an appreciation for the historical settings of the issues investigated.