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A discussion of the successes & failures of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) since its 2001 adoption by the African Union questions the commitment of African leaders to its standards as evidenced by the failure to find a solution to the worsening crisis in Zimbabwe. The skepticism of ordinary African people toward Nepad's plan is pointed out to argue that much of the problem stems from the "top-down" nature of the process used to define & implement Nepad. The need to involve citizens' group, private interests, & all kinds of social institutions is emphasized. Consideration is given to Africa's relationship with the outside world, especially mistrust of globalization on the part of both African governments & civil society; & different approaches to the perceived threats of globalization offered by both proponents & opponents of Nepad. Other issues discussed include Nepad's transnational nature; ambiguity within Nepad about the concept of "government" & the usefulness of participatory, representative democracy; & the critical need for opposition politics. J. Lindroth

Government has squandered much of the goodwill shown to the new South Africa by making ill-considered foreign policy blunders and backing dubious agendas and political leaders. (SAJIA/DÜI)

Drei südafrikanische Politiker äußern sich zur Außenpolitik des Landes. Außenministerin Dlamini-Zuma spricht sich dafür aus, dass sich die OAU nun auch wirtschaftlichen Fragen zuwendet. Der Führer der Democratic Alliance, Tony Leon, entwirft eine alternative Vision südafrikanischer Außenpolitik, die in stärkerem Maße auf den wirtschaftlichen Vorteil des Landes setzt. Der Generaldirektor des südafrikanischen Außenministeriums, Sipho Pityana, skizziert die Eckpunkte der Außenpolitik (Verfolgung südafrikanischer Interessen bei gleichzeitiger Förderung afrikanischer Entwicklung und der Schaffung einer besseren Welt). Dabei wird Südafrikas regionaler Führungsanspruch deutlich. (DÜI-Sbd)

Malcomson, D.: Overview of the implementation of the Nepad initiative. - S. 11-20 Herbert, R.: The survival of Nepad and the African peer review mechanism. - S. 21-38 Ramsamy, P.: Nepad's path to progress. - S. 39-49 Lintonen, K.: Where to from here? - S. 51-55 Challenor, H. S.: The United States and Nepad. - S. 57-64 Leon, T.: Opposition politics in Africa: making Nepad dynamic. - S. 65-70 Houghton, I.: Challenges of the pan-African parliament. - S. 71-77 Vaahtoranta, T.; Vogt, H.: Nepad's reception in Nordic countries. - S. 79-88 Melber, H.: South Africa and Nepad - quo vadis? - S. 89-100 Khoza, R.: Promoting business in Africa: how Nepad can help. - S. 101-106 Ginwala, F.: Nepad: shifting perceptions. - S. 107-112 Okumu, R. R.: Finding a role for institutions of democracy. - S. 113-119 A-Sayyid, M. K.: Nepad: questions of ownership. - S. 121-127 Gibb, R.: Tools for co-operation with the international community. - S. 129-136