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The global governance of trade remains a very contentious issue between the global North and South. Despite the dominant notion that international trade can facilitate economic development, there are concerns that the global North, represented by Euro-American countries have to a certain extent, set the global trade rules in a way that favours their socio-economic development at the expense of the majority of the countries in the global South. The upstart advantage that Europe had in technological advancement provided an impetus for exploration and subsequent conquest of distant lands and peoples. These were done through interrelated events such as the slave trade, imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism. The global economic governance architecture that followed the Second World War in forms of rules that governed conduct of trade, finance and investment, was tilted in favour of the advanced countries. It was in the context of resistance to this unequal global economic structure that the G 77+China was formed in June 1964. This article interrogates the role, successes and limitations of this group of countries in shaping the global governance of trade.

This book examines the ways in which colonialism continues to define the political economy of Nigeria sixty years after gaining political independence from the British. It also establishes a link between colonialism and the continued agitation for restructuring the political arrangement of the country. The contributions offer various perspectives on how the forceful amalgamation of disparate units and diverse nationalities have undermined the realization of the development potential of Nigeria. The book is divided into two parts. The first part interrogates the political economy of colonialism and the implications of this on economic development in contemporary Nigeria. The second part examines nation-building, governance, and development in a postcolonial state. The failure of the postcolonial political elites to ensure inclusive governance has continued to foster centrifugal and centripetal forces that question the legitimacy of the state. The forces have deepened calls for secession, accentuated conflicts and predispose the country to possible disintegration. A new government approach is required that would ensure equal representation, access to power and equitable distribution of resources. Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba is Associate Professor in the Thabo Mbeki School of Public and International Affairs, University of South Africa, and Visiting Professor in the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. He is the author of Regionalism and Integration in Africa: EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements and Euro-Nigeria Relations(2016) and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of African Political Economy (with Toyin Falola, 2020). Oloruntoba was the recipient of the National Research Foundation of South Africa Award in 2018.

1. Introduction -- 2. Pan-Africanism and Regionalism in Africa: The Journey So Far -- 3. Regional Cooperation for Development: The African Union Experience -- 4. The African Union and the International Criminal Court: An Analysis of Al-Bashir's International Arrest Warrant -- 5. Capacity Imperatives for the Realization of the African Continental Free Trade Area: Issues and Policy Options -- 6. Regional Integration and the Political Economy of Morocco's Desire for Membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) -- 7. The Red Herring of Identity in Africa: Using Identity Conflicts to Capture State Power and Inculcate Economic Avarice in the Central African Republic -- 8. Mediatizing and Gendering Pan-Africanism for 'Glocal Impacts' -- 9. The Politics of Paternalism and Implications of Global Governance on Africa: A Critique of the Sustainable Development Goals -- 10. The Construction of African Immigrants in Contemporary South Africa and Social Cohesion: Reflections on the Roles of the Media -- 11. On Globalisation, a World Class City, Poverty and Security in Johannesburg Inner City -- 12. The State Bureaucracies and Development in Africa: Interrogating the Link -- 13. Bureaucracy and Crisis of Development in Prismaric Post-Colonial African States: An Ethical Review -- 14. Building Capacities for Border Administrators along Nigeria's International Boundaries -- 15. Explaining Nigeria's Diaspora Communities' Transmogrification: From State Partners to Challengers -- 16. Diaspora Remittances and Sustainable Development in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria -- 17. International Law and Violence against Women.

This book is a critical examination of Euro-Nigeria relations under the EU-ACP Economic Partnership agreements as well as the implications of the agreements on integration in Africa. Samuel O Oloruntoba is a Senior Lecturer at the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

Abstract
The continued relevance of Pan-Africanism is rooted in the continuity of the domestic and global forces that propelled its emergence almost two centuries ago. Far from being over, racial capitalism and neoimperial forces and conditions continue to define the global capitalist order in an even more virulent form through neoliberal globalization. The increasing securitization of Africa through building of military bases by old and emerging global powers is one main evidence of coloniality of power. The expectations of early Pan-Africanists that a just and equitable global order can be forged, which recognizes and respects global diversity and ensures complementary development, have remained largely elusive. This paper examines the above issues in the context of a changing global order, in which Africa continues to occupy a peripheral position. The overarching questions are as follows: What is the relevance of Pan-Africanism in contemporary times? In view of the ongoing reforms at the African Union, how can the organization foster a new form of Pan-Africanism that can lead to the repositioning of Africa in global affairs? These questions will be analyzed using Pan-Africanism as a theoretical framework, historicism, and archival data from the African Union as well as data from secondary sources. The paper concludes that Pan-Africanism and a reformed African Union can help reposition Africa to contribute to the remaking of the international order in ways that are inclusive, humane, and mutually beneficial.

The paper locates the professional worldview and personality of Pius Adebola Adesanmi, who died in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines crash in the early hours of Sunday March 10, 2019, within Pan African Humanity (PAH). Pan African Humanity refers to the embodiment of values, mores, norms and character of an African in relations to others. The paradigm shift that Adesanmi represented in Pan African Humanity is informed by his life-long commitment to work for the restoration of the above qualities through the development of a new cadre of African intellectuals who take pride in their own humanity, are socially and politically conscious, committed to excellence in both professional and public spaces with enough concern for building a better African society. While the distinctive features of Pan African Humanity are still cherished by Africans, many of these have been lost due to the degradation, distortion, pollution and disruption that Africans have had with other parts of the world, the resulting competition that have come to define their daily experiences and changes in the global value system.This paper is based on experiential personal encounters that the writer had with Pius Adesanmi as well as his numerous updates on social media and literary texts. The paper will focus on his numerous engagements in mentoring African scholars at various sites, such as the Pan African Doctoral Academy in Accra, Ghana, the Abiola Irele Seminar on Theory and Criticism and the African Doctoral Lounge on Facebook, which he created. The paper seeks to answer the questions: What are the factors that motivated his commitment, even at personal costs, to these activities? How did these link to his reflection on building Pan African Humanity? How can these initiatives be maintained to sustain the legacy of Pius Adesanmi? This paper will involve an historical investigation and analysis of the above questions through personal experiences of collaborating with Pius Adesanmi on various projects, as well as his writings on his motivations for relentlessly pursuing these ideals.

This handbook fills a large gap in the current knowledge about the critical role of Africa in the changing global order. By connecting the past, present, and future in a continuum that shows the paradox of existence for over one billion people, the book underlines the centrality of the African continent to global knowledge production, the global economy, global security, and global creativity. Bringing together perspectives from top Africa scholars, it actively dispels myths of the continent as just a passive recipient of external influences, presenting instead an image of an active global agent that astutely projects soft power. Unlike previous handbooks, this book offers an eclectic mix of historical, contemporary, and interdisciplinary approaches that allow for a more holistic view of the many aspects of Africa's relations with the world. Samuel O. Oloruntoba is Adjunct Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada and President, African School of Governance and Policy Studies, Pretoria, South Africa Toyin Falola is Professor in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.

1. The Political Economy of Africa: Connecting the Past to the Present and Future of Development in Africa -- Part I Historical and Theoretical Foundations of African Political Economy -- 2. Left, Right and Centre: On Regrounding a Progressive Political Economy of Africa for the Twenty-First Century -- 3. Four Journeys of Capital and Their Consequences for Africa -- 4. History of Racial Capitalism in Africa: Violence, Ideology, and Practice -- 5. African Political Economy and Its Transformation into Capitalism -- 6. The Political Economy of Africa -- 7. Streets and Boardrooms as Hegemonic Spaces in Shaping Political Economy in Africa -- 8. Contextualizing the State Structure Requisite for Africa's Development -- Part II African Political Economy Thinkers -- 9. Kwame Nkrumah's Political Economy of Africa -- 10. Thomas Sankara and a Political Economy of Happiness -- 11. The Political Economy of Claude Ake -- 12. A Historical Political Economy Approach to Africa's Economic Development: A Critique of Thandika Mkandawire's Interests and Incentives, Ideas, and Institutions -- 13. Amilcar Cabral, the Theory as a Weapon of the Oppressed and Africa's Predicament Today -- 14. Adebayo Adedeji: Africa's Foremost Prophet of Regional Integration -- 15. Tracing Moyo's Intellectual Footprint on Land and Agrarian Questions in the Global South -- 16. Thabo Mbeki: The Formation of a Philosopher of Liberation -- 17. The Political Economy of the African Crisis Through the Lenses of Bade Onimode -- Part III The State and the Political Economy of Development in Africa -- 18. Developmental State and the Political Economy of Local Government in Africa: A Case Study of South Africa -- 19. Circuits of Production and Channels of State: Pastoralists and the State in the Northern Frontier District of Kenya (1910–1958) -- 20. The Political Economy of Globalization and Employment Returns to Youth in Uganda -- 21. Neoliberalism, Economic Crisis, and Domestic Coffee Marketing in Tanzania -- 22. Analysis of Community-Driven Human Security Interventions in Africa: The Case of the Northern Region of Ghana -- 23. A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of 'Illegal' Small-Scale Mining in Ghana -- 24. Fertilizer Policy, Governance, and Agricultural Transformation in Nigeria: A Review of Political Economy from Historical Perspectives -- 25. Deindustrialization and Entrepreneur Dynamism: An Assessment of the Replacement of Industrial Clusters with Event Centers in Lagos, Nigeria -- Part IV Political Economy of Reforms in Africa -- 26. Economic Reforms in Africa: A Critical Appraisal -- 27. African Development Strategies: Whither NEPAD? -- 28. The Global Financial Crisis and the African Economy -- 29. Impact of Public Debt and Governance on Economic Growth in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries -- 30. China's Development Finance to Africa and the Spectre of Debt Distress -- 31. Euro-Africa Relations and Development in a Multi-Polar World: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparative Perspectives -- 32. Engendering Development: Any Lessons for Africa from the BRICS Countries? -- 33. Developmental State and Development Alternatives: Lessons from Cuba -- 34. The State, Resources and Developmental Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Part V Sectoral Approaches to Africa Political Economy -- 35. Sectoral Approaches to African Political Economy -- 36. Natural Resources and African Economies: Asset or Liability? -- 37. Natural Resources and African Economies: Turning Liability to Asset -- 38. Natural Resource Abundance: A Hidden Drag on Africa's Development? -- 39. The Question of Gender and Human Security in Africa's Extractive Industries -- 40. The Political Economy of Industrialization in Africa -- 41. Industrialization in Africa in the Era of Globalization: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects with a Focus on Manufacturing -- 42. A Critical Appraisal of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Political Economy Approach -- 43. The Political Economy of Micro-Credit in Africa -- 44. Accounting for Choices and Consequences: Examining the Political Economy of Social Policy in Africa -- 45. Public Health and Political Economy of Development in Africa -- 46. "Afro-Eco-Entrepreneurship" Development in Africa: Utilizing Green Culture Advocacy as a Synthesis for Political-Ecological Justice Activism -- Part VI Security and Political Economy of Africa -- 47. Counting Lives: Colonial Institutions and Africa's Prevailing Conflicts -- 48. The Political Economy of Terrorism and Counter-terrorism in Twenty-First-Century Africa: A Critical Evaluation -- 49. The Political Economy of External Intervention in Africa's Security -- 50. The Political Economy of Insecurity in Africa: Focus on North East, Nigeria -- 51. Mediating Nation-Building in Post-colonial Africa: Addressing the Security and Development Nexus on the Continent -- Part VII Regional Integration and Africa Political Economy -- 52. The Languages and Grammar of Regionalism -- 53. Regional Integration and Challenges of Implementation in Africa: Some Missing Gaps -- 54. African Regional Integration and Pan-Africanism: The Case of African Migrants' Welfare in Africa -- 55. The Political Economy of State-Sponsored Repatriation of Economic Migrants in Africa -- 56. Southern Africa's Regionalism Driven by Realism -- 57. Development Without Borders? Informal Cross-Border Trade in Africa -- 58. The Relevance of the European Union Integration Experience to the African Union's Integration Process.