Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figure and Tables vii
4. List of Abbreviations viii
5. Notes on Contributors x
6. Acknowledgements xiv
7. Introducing African Diplomacy as a Field of Study 1
8. An Overview of the Evolution of Diplomacy in Europe and Africa 11
9. Common African Positions as Diplomatic Instruments 29
10. South Africa’s Economic Diplomacy and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Prospects 42
11. Prospects for Smart Diplomacy and Its Use in the Foreign Policies of African Small Island Developing States 56
12. Maritime Diplomacy and the African Maritime Agenda 71
13. Twitter/X Diplomacy and Its Use and Practice in Africa 88
14. The Quiet Diplomacy of the Chibok Abductions 105
15. A Diplomatic Conduit: The Role of Science Diplomacy in Africa 121
16. Africa’s Health Diplomacy 137
17. Ghana’s Cultural Diplomacy 150
18. Morocco’s Cultural Diplomacy with Africa 163
19. Understanding Knowledge Diplomacy in Africa 178
20. African Agency: The Case of Russian Nuclear Programmes in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia 196
21. Challenges and Triumphs for Women Leaders in African Diplomacy 221
22. African Diplomacy: An Agenda for Practice and Research 236
23. Index 248