At the 1884-1885 Conference of Berlin, a collection of states,
mostly European, established the rules for the partition of Africa.
The consequences of their decision had immense historical and
structural implications apparent in the domestic and international
behavior of the continent today. The "Curse," as the conference
came to be called, is the grounding theme of Adekeye Adebajo's
trenchant study, though his guiding focus is the development of
Africa after the Cold War.
Adebajo opens with Africa's quest for security, featuring essays
on the continent's political institutions, such as the African
Union and subregional bodies. He follows with chapters on the
United Nations and its operations in Africa, particularly its
political, peacekeeping, and socioeconomic missions. Adebajo
includes two rare profiles of the secretary generals who worked
with the UN from 1992 to 2006: Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali and
Ghana's Kofi Annan. Africa's pursuit of representative leadership
informs the next section, with essays examining the hegemonic
influence of South Africa, Nigeria, China, France, and the United
States. Concluding chapters discuss Africa's search for unity,
exploring the direct and indirect impact of Nelson Mandela, Thabo
Mbeki, Kwame Nkrumah, Cecil Rhodes, Barack Obama, and Mahatma
Gandhi. Adebajo also conducts a comparative assessment of the
African and European Unions.
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