Taking a thematic approach, this book cover the increasing diplomatic, trade and investment ties between Asia and Africa. As well as political, diplomatic and economic issues, it looks at society-level interactions and historical processes to understand earlier connections between the two regions, and how they stand in today's international system.

Introduction: Part I. Africa and Asia Early Contacts From early colonialism 1. Africa and Asia diaspora: Reconstructing a Neglected History - Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba and Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni 2. Iberian trade and slave connections - Daniel Domigues da Silva Late colonialism 3. Lost and Found: Sovereignties and State Formations in Africa and Asia - Kwame Nimako 4. South Asian Muslims in East Africa - Iqbal S. Akhtar Postcolonial interactions 5. Religion and Development in Africa and Asia - Jörg Haustein and Emma Tomalin 6. Nationalism in Africa and Asia - Christopher J. Lee Part II. Asia-Africa Modern Interactions Diplomatic and political exchanges 7. The Discourse of Datsu-A Ron: Japan and Africa in the Network of Modern History and Contemporary Politics - Kweku Ampiah 8. The Role of Aid in South Korea's Relations with Africa during the Cold War - Hyo-sook Kim 9. Asia-Africa Political and Diplomatic Interactions: 1970-1990 - Sanjukta Bhattacharya 10. From Bandung to BRICS: Afro-Asian Relations in the 21st Century - Seifudein Adem and Darryl Thomas Political-economic connections 11. Africa's rising commodity export dependency on China - Alicia Garcia-Herrero and Carlos Casanova 12. Bridging Asia with Africa: The case of Malaysia - Evelyn S. Devadason and VGR Chandran Govindaraju 13. Navigating the 'One China' Policy: South Africa, Taiwan and China - Yejoo Kim and Ross Anthony Societal-level interactions 14. Africa-Asia relations in Academic Network Formation - Takuo Iwata 15. Dreaming Afrasia: An Essay on Afro-Asian Relations in Space-Time Perspectives - Yoichi Mine 16. The Role of Islam in Forging Linkages between Africa and Asia from the 1970s: The Case of Islamic Relief and Development Support - Mayke Kaag 17. Civil Society and the Rise of NGOs in Africa and Asia Parallel Trajectories? - David M. Potter 18. Education and Gender in the Global South: Inadequate Policy Environment at the Confluence - Emefa Juliet Takyi-Amoako Part III. Africa-Asia Contemporary Relations Economic and development cooperation 19. BRICS in Africa and Human Rights - Ian Taylor 20. Contemporary Sino-Africa Relations - Chun Zhang 21. Asia in Lusophone Africa - Carmen Amado Mendes 22. Africa-Asia Regional Partnerships and South-South Development Cooperation - Annette Skovsted Hansen 23. Asia and Africa and Post 2015 Development Agenda - Shalini Chawla Security and governance 24. Religions, (In) security in Africa and Asia - Jeffrey Haynes 25. The Land-Water-Food-Energy Nexus: Green and Blue Water Dynamics in Contemporary Africa-Asia Relations - Larry Swatuk 26. Developments in European Union-Africa Relations and their Implications for Asia - Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira and Alena Vysotskaya Vieira Migration, environment and politics 27. Migration and Global Politics in Africa and Asia: Patterns and Drivers of Change Throughout Time - Pedro Amakasu Raposo Carvalho 28. Asian Stakes In Africa's Natural Resources Industries And Prospects For Sustainable Development - Thomas Feldhoff 29. New Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons - Pablo Shiladitya Bose Conclusion: Africa-Asia / Asia-Africa Relations: Continuity and Change