The current global development agendas provide relatively little guidance on how the
incredible challenge of sustainable urban development in Africa can and should be …

This book investigates the ways in which soft power is used by African countries to help
drive global influence. Selecting four of the countries most associated with soft power across …

Through the prism of soft power theory, this paper examines the influence of Chinese
managerial soft power on the development of management skills by Africans who had …

ABSTRACT BRICS was ostensibly established to counter the global dominance of the US.
With the waning of military power and increasing reluctance to engage in hard balancing in …

Power transition in the international order and the position of China in this order have
triggered ramifications in China's foreign policy strategy toward the Middle East and North …

China enjoys considerable popularity in the Middle East and Africa, not only among elites
but also at street level. This article draws on international relations theories to explain this …

While South Africa–China relations were only formalized in 1998, relations between these
states date back to the 1800s. South Africa's quest for sustainable development through …

This chapter responds to a fundamental question: do Nigeria and South Africa act as
effective hegemons in Africa? This is examined against the backdrop of the internal, regional …

Despite increasing interest in South Africa's soft power in recent years, little analysis is
offered on the factors that hinder the projection of such soft power. Most studies have …

ABSTRACT The United States (US) Africa Command (AFRICOM) was launched in 2007,
ostensibly to foster African security. Rather than focusing on traditional military operations …