This book offers a rich perspective on Africa's agency in the changing global order marked by intense geopolitical contestations. It discusses ways in which the African continent has been on the margins of the global economic system because of the actions of major powers and Africa's own leaders, and how this legacy can be overcome. The book covers an uncharted ground in analyzing the intersection between geopolitical rivalry, digital futures, and Africa's place in the world. This text makes a clarion call for African leaders and citizens to define better development pathways for the continent through insisting on ethical and transformation leadership as well as building credible institutions that are inclusive. This, according to the author, will ensure a sounder basis for Africa's positive agency. Further, the book makes a strong case for structural transformation that is innovation-led, and that African decision-makers should leverage US-China rivalries to achieve Africa'sown development interests.

Covers an uncharted ground in analyzing the intersection between geopolitical rivalry and digital futures Sheds light on the history of race in the USA and how this undermined America's moral leadership in the world Assesses the extent to which US-China rivalry overtrade and technology are redefining Africa's agency

Autorentext
Mzukisi Qobo is Head, Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand. He serves on President Cyril Ramaphosa's Economic Advisory Council. He has in the past served in a senior role in government as Chief Director responsible for trade policy in the Department of Trade and Industry, South Africa. His areas of expertise are governance, political economy, and geopolitics. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Warwick, UK.

Klappentext

This book offers a rich perspective on Africäs agency in the changing global order marked by intense geopolitical contestations. It discusses ways in which the African continent has been on the margins of the global economic system because of the actions of major powers and Africäs own leaders, and how this legacy can be overcome. The book covers an uncharted ground in analyzing the intersection between geopolitical rivalry, digital futures, and Africäs place in the world. This text makes a clarion call for African leaders and citizens to define better development pathways for the continent through insisting on ethical and transformation leadership as well as building credible institutions that are inclusive. This, according to the author, will ensure a sounder basis for Africäs positive agency. Further, the book makes a strong case for structural transformation that is innovation-led, and that African decision-makers should leverage US-China rivalries to achieve Africäsown development interests.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Crisis and turbulence in global order.-Part 1: China's Global Rise: Reconfiguring Power after the Cold War.- Chapter 2: The race for global supremacy: the limits to power and hegemony.- Chapter 3: The China challenge: peaceful and non-hegemonic?.- Part-2: Changing Dynamics in China-US Relations: From Strategic Containment to Competitive Rivalry.- Chapter 4: US foreign policy and China: From Nixon to Bush.- Chapter 5: The Obama doctrine: the Asia pivot and isolation.- Part 3: Towards an Alternate World Order: China, the South, and Western Hegemony .- Chapter 6: China's multi-track strategy: SCO, BRICS, AIIB, BRI.- Chapter 7: The Trump Era: Trade and technology wars.-Chapter 8: China's Evolving Soft Power.-Part 4: Shaping the Geo-strategic Nexus: Africa and China, US Relations .- Chapter 9: China and Africa: from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping.-Chapter 10: US and Africafrom Bush to Obama and Trump.- Part 5: Conclusion.- Chapter 11: The future of global power and Africa.