This is a timely and insightful book which has cast a scholarly spotlight on varied dimensions of emergent South-South cooperation between African and Latin American and Caribbean countries. In an international milieu in which bilateral and multilateral relations among countries still predominantly favor center nations, the contributors to this edited volume explore and are cautiously optimistic on the prospects for increased relations between the two trading blocs of countries.

- George K. Danns, University of North Georgia,

As important as state-to-state and multi-state cooperation have long proven to be, many countries in the Global South have yet to fully explore its potentials. Despite their shared history of slavery, colonialism, and underdevelopment, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean currently show a lack of significant cooperation. Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: The Case for Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation, therefore, makes the case for an increased and renewed effort at bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the three regions. In this multidisciplinary work, scholars make the case for renewing, continuing, and deepening relationships between the people, the state, and the non-governmental organizations in the three spheres—taking not only an economic and political point of view, but also considering sociological, geographical, and historical perspectives as well.

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Despite their shared history and the potential benefits of cooperation in the twenty-first century, a bilateral and multilateral relationship among Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean remains an overlooked possibility. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this book advocates for increased and renewed cooperation among the regions.

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Abbreviations List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Introduction PART 1: BILATERALISM, MULTILATERALISM, AND REGIONAL COOPERATION Chapter 1: Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: Bilateral, Multilateral, and Regional Cooperation Sabella Ogbobode Abidde Chapter 2: Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean: A Shared Historical Connection Alecia D. Hoffman Chapter 3: The Geographical Basis for Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation Between Africa and Latin America Elisha J. Dung and Augustine Avwunudiogba Chapter 4: Why African Leaders Must Engage the Diaspora Leonard S. Bombom and Paul Erhunmwunsee Chapter 5: Bilateral Trade Collaboration or Not? The Case of Africa and Latin America between 1996 and 2015 Magdaline Mbong Mai and Jules-Clement Mba PART 2: REGIONALISM AND INTERREGIONAL COLLABORATION Chapter 6: Colonialism, Dependency, and South-South Cooperation: Africa and Latin American Countries Brenda Ingrid Gill Chapter 7: Regional Integration In SADC: Evidence For More Convergence Or Divergence? Charity Manyeruke Chapter 8: North-South Global Economic Relationship: A Historical Perspective Adeoye A. Akinsanya Chapter 9: Fidel Castro and Sub-Saharan Africa J.P. Afamefuna Ifedi Chapter 10: The Impact of Cold War on Trade and Investment in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia and Somalia Jules-Clement Mba and Magdaline Mbong Mai PART 3: SPHERES AND AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY AND POSSIBILITY Chapter 11: Education and the World of Ideas Bruce Ormond Grant Chapter 12: Tourism: People, Places, and Wonders of the Lands Augustine Avwunudiogba and Elisha J. Dung Chapter 13: Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation between and among Africa and LAC Countries Brenda Ingrid Gill Bibliography About the Editor About the Contributors

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