This collection focuses on the making and unmaking of cross-border micro-regions in Africa. Its main emphasis is that micro-regions are not givens, but are constructed and reconstructed through social practice, political economy and, in discourse, by a variety of states, corporations and non-state actors. The region-builders are the focus -- that is, those actors t...

This collection focuses on the making and unmaking of cross-border micro-regions in Africa. Its main emphasis is that micro-regions are not givens, but are constructed and reconstructed through social practice, political economy and, in discourse, by a variety of states, corporations and non-state actors. The region-builders are the focus -- that is, those actors t...

Although China denies that it harbors ambitions to become a superpower, its leadership has made clear its intention that the country be a major player in the global arena. Against this backdrop, Ian Taylor explores that nature and implications of China’s burgeoning role in Africa. Taylor argues that Beijing is using Africa not only as a source of needed raw materi...

[Pouvoirs émergents, capitalisme d’État et le secteur pétrolier en Afrique.] Le paysage mondial du développement change rapidement avec l'accélération des économies des pays émergents et ceci a des implications importantes pour l'Afrique subsaharienne (ASS). En particulier, ces partenaires émergents partagent un avantage comparatif large dans leur engagement vers l...