This volume explores Africa's changing role in the global economy, including the new Asian presence in Africa, and in particular, the rising power of China. It shows that while Africa may often be left out of international politics, its markets are intricately tied to the rest of the world, and examines both the positive and negative aspects of these new and changing relationships. Asserting African agency in the development narrative, as well as its influence on the global historical narrative, the contributors point the way forward for African development in the twenty-first century.

Introduction Toyin Falola and Jessica Achberger Part One: Historical Roots of African Underdevelopment 1. Africa and the Making of the Global Environmental Narrative: Challenges and Opportunities for the Continent's Development Initiatives Martin S. Shanguhyia 2. Indigenization Versus Domiciliation: A Historical Approach to National Content in Nigeria's Oil and Gas Industry Jesse Salah Ovadia 3. Globalization and Rural Land Conflict in North-West Cameroon: A Historical Perspective Emmanuel M. Mbah 4. Evolving Political Accountability in Kenya Jacob Butler Part Two: Africa in the New Global Economy 5. Towards a Contextualized Appraisal of Securities Regulation in East Africa June McLaughlin 6. The Impact of Changing Global Power Relations on African Governance of Foreign Direct Investment Roshen Hendrickson 7. Globalization and Regional Impulses from the Global South: A Comparative Study of ECOWAS and ASEAN Okpeh Ochayi Okpeh, Jr. 8. The Political Implication of Past and Present Nigerian Financial Crises Muhammed Tanko 9. Transcending an Elitist Approach and Making a Paradigm Shift from Growth Without Development to a "Populist" Development Hauwa'u Evelyn Yusuf and Adefarakan Adedayo Yusuf Part Three: Forging New International Connections 10. The Political Economy of Rising Asian Interests in Africa: Problems, Prospects, and Challenges Olusegun M. Osinibi 11. The Impact of the BRICS Countries on Africa's Socio-Economic Development in the Post-Cold War Era Alexius Amtaika 12. How Ready is Nigeria for Chinese Investments? John E. Anegbode and Cletus E. Onakalu 13. The New Scramble for Africa? Indo-Kenyan Economic Relations, 1980-2010 Felix Kiruthu, Mary Kinyanjui and Francis Muchoki Part Four: The Way Forward for Twenty-First-Century Development 14. French Foreign Policy in Rwanda: Language, Personal Networks, and Changing Contexts Céline A. Jacquemin 15. The Question of Development in Africa Ebunoluwa O. Oduwole 16. A Critique of the Notion of Africa as the "Third World": Towards a New Perspective Mike O. Odey 17. American Pharmaceutical Influence on Uganda's HIV/AIDS Relief System Ben Weiss and Jessica Achberger 18. Copenhagen: An African's Reading on the aftermath of the Copenhagen's Climate Change Conference (2009) Olivier J. Tchouaffe 19. Globalization and Developing Economies: Eco-Tourism and Sustainable Development in Cross River State, Nigeria Donald Omagu