U.S.-Africa relations :

U.S.-Africa relations : from Clinton to Obama US-Africa relations United States-Africa relations edited by Cassandra Rachel Veney. - xi, 214 pages ; 24 cm

"The chapters in this edited volume are the result of a conference held in March 2011 at Loyola Marymount University/Los Angeles sponsored by the Institute for Leadership Studies"--Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Rethinking US-Africa democracy relations in Obama's first term / Fighting poverty and improving human development in Africa : opportunities for U.S. engagement / US-Africa relations and Africom : problems, possibilities, and limitations / Promoting or resisting change? the United States and the Arab Spring in North Africa with an emphasis on Egypt / US-Africa relations with the Big Three : Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa / US policy in the Great Lakes Region / Black man's burden : African American celebrities and philanthropy / The African diaspora's role in forging US-Africa relations / Cassandra R. Veney -- Rita Kiki Edozie -- John Mukum Mbaku -- Edmond Keller -- Ahmed Ali Salem -- Cassandra R. Veney -- Emizet Francois Kisangani -- Zine Mugabane -- Paul Tiyambe Zeleza.

9780739190036 (cloth)

2014009814


United States--Foreign relations--Africa--Congresses.
Africa--Foreign relations--United States--Congresses.
Africa--Strategic aspects--Congresses.

DT38.7 / .U25 2014

327.73096