The African agenda and regional integration form the core of South Africa's development
partnership agenda. The wave of xenophobic violence that broke out in parts of South Africa …

John Siko is head of the Africa business intelligence practice at the Risk Advisory Group. He
previously spent 15 years as an analyst and diplomat with the US government, specializing …

South Africa arguably stands well above its regional counterparts in terms of soft power
resources. This is not entirely unconnected with the uncalculated attempts by non-state …

As part of post-war developments and the new political dispensation after a regime change
in 1994, South Africa regained its international stature on the continent and further afield …

Nigeria, under Murtala/Obasanjo regime was widely acknowledged to have adopted an
overtly active foreign policy toward the rest of Africa, and particularly, South Africa‟ s …

Every day, governments around the world make decisions about their external relations, be
they related to bilateral or multilateral issues. The means by which they make these …

Abstract This chapter assesses South Africa's quiet diplomacy in Zimbabwe during the
tenure of Thabo Mbeki as president. After the colonial era, hegemonic powers have always …

This chapter is divided into two sections. The first section is a review of relevant literatures
and contributions from scholars related directly to the study. It aims to summarise key points …

Contemporary regionalism in the South is very different from the regionalist attempts in the
1960s, which were predominantly of political inspiration. The current African regionalism is …

Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has played various significant roles in world affairs
beginning with her immediate neighbors in the West African sub region and the world at …