Introduction : understanding Africa's place in world politics / Ian Taylor and Paul Williams
The contending currents in United States involvement in Sub-Saharan Africa / James J. Hentz
Britain and Africa after the Cold War : beyond damage limitation? / Paul Williams
France's policy towards Africa : continuity or change? / Daniela Kroslak
The "all-weather friend"? : Sino-African interaction in the twenty-first century / Ian Taylor
Russia and Africa : moving in the right direction? / Vladimir Shubin
Japan-Africa relations : patterns and prospects / Scarlett Cornelissen
Canada and Africa : activist aspirations in straitened circumstances / David Black
the European Union's external relations with Africa after the Cold War : aspects of continuity and change / Stephen R. Hurt
The international financial institutions' relations with Africa : insights from the issue of representation and voice / Caroline Thomas
From Congo to Congo : United Nations peacekeeping in Africa / Adekeye Adebajo.