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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788180303321

Titolo

Assessing Barack Obama's Africa policy : suggestions for him and African leaders / / edited by Abdul Karim Bangura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham [Maryland] : , : University Press of America, Inc., , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-7618-6411-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Disciplina

327.7306

Soggetti

United States Foreign relations Afria

Africa Foreign relations United States

United States Politics and government 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Continuity or Change in US Relations with Africa during the Obama Presidency; 2 Race and the Great Expectations; 3 Visits to and Speeches in Egypt and Ghana; 4 War on Libya; 5 War on Somalia; 6 Uganda Intervention; 7 The Crisis in Côte d'Ivoire; 8 IBSA and South-South Cooperation; 9 Sanctions against Zimbabwe; 10 Kenyan Politics; 11 Nigerian Politics; 12 Liberian Politics; 13 Millennium Challenge Initiative in Senegal; 14 Economic Aid; 15 The US Strategy towards Gender Violence in Africa; 16 African Education Initiative; 17 Pro-Gay Policy

About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book contains critical analyses of President Barack Obama's foreign policy instruments toward Africa and suggests how to continue, strengthen, and modify these policy instruments. This book presents the objectives for vibrant and lasting relations between Africa and the United States and the concrete measures to achieve them.</span></span>