Global agendas for political reform: the case of Africa

Since the end of the Cold War Africa has been affected by competing global agendas from Western and Islamic spheres. Running as parallel pressures, their combined effect on many African states has been significant. While some countries have moved forward with greater confidence, others have been mir...

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Published in:Round table (London) 2004-07, Vol.93 (375), p.355-368
Main Author: Deegan, Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Development Programs
Foreign Aid
Governmental reform
International relations
Islam
Millennium Challenge Account
NEPAD
Reform
Western Society
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Summary:Since the end of the Cold War Africa has been affected by competing global agendas from Western and Islamic spheres. Running as parallel pressures, their combined effect on many African states has been significant. While some countries have moved forward with greater confidence, others have been mired in conflict and chaos, often exacerbated by religious or ethnic rivalry. However, today, in the wake of 11 September 2001 and international concerns about security, terrorism and fragile states, Africa faces new challenges. The latest initiatives-the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), with its voluntary Peer Review Mechanism and the USA's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) present countries with hard choices, domestically, internationally and strategically. In this changing and uncertain world Africa faces compelling options and difficult decisions.
ISSN:0035-8533
1474-029X
DOI:10.1080/0035853042000249951