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This article examines the reconstruction of the East African Community (EAC) into a functioning regional organisation. Focusing on new regionalism as the theoretical point of departure, it explores the extent to which East Africa has been transformed into a functioning regional entity with juridical powers. Using the official EAC documents in particular, the econo-political institutional structures and functions of the EAC ara analysed. The neo-statist, neo-functional and functional characteristics of the treaty are identified and critically examined. The potential difficulties inherent in such structures that have undermined and may continue to hamper progress towards the operationalisation and implementation of the EAC objectives are addressed. Specific areas relating to econo-political processes of integration that have been accomplished by the EAC since the treaty came into force in 2000 are also identified and analysed. (...) (Politeia/DÜI)

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Editors and Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of Acronyms -- Chapter 1: Southern African States' Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy-Making Process: An Introductory Contextualisation -- Part I: Country Case Studies -- Chapter 2: Dysfunctional Foreign Policy: Angola's Unsuccessful Quest for Security since Independence -- Chapter 3: Globalization and Foreign Economic Policy-Making in Botswana -- Chapter 4: Survival in a Rough Neighbourhood: Lesotho's Foreign Policy in the Era of Globalization -- Chapter 5: Continuity and Change in Malawi's Foreign Policy-Making -- Chapter 6: From Ramgoolam to Ramgoolam: An Analysis of the Mauritian Foreign Policy-Making Process -- Chapter 7: Mozambique's Foreign Policy: From Ideological Conflict to Pragmatic Cooperation -- Chapter 8: Towards an Understanding of the Foreign Policy-Making Process of a New State: The Case of Namibia -- Chapter 9: Untangling the "Gamble on Investment": Élite Perceptions of Globalization and South Africa's Foreign Policy during the Mandela Era -- Chapter 10: Facing the New Millennium: South Africa's Foreign Policy in a Globalizing World -- Chapter 11: Contextualising Foreign Policy-Making in the Kingdom of Swaziland -- Chapter 12: Zambian Foreign Policy-Making Process in the Post-1991 Multi-Party Dispensation: the Chiluba Presidency -- Chapter 13: Post-Cold War Zimbabwe's Foreign Policy andForeign Policy-Making Process -- Part II: Regional and Global Case Studies -- Chapter 14: How Far, Where To? Regionalism, the Southern African Development Community and Decision-Making into the Millennium -- Chapter 15: Britain and Southern Africa: A 'Third Way' or Business as Usual? -- Chapter 16: Continuity and Change in the United States' Foreign Policy Towards Southern Africa -- Index.

For decades, and despite sanctions and turbulent relations with major international actors since the 1960s, Cuba has managed to assert itself in the international system. A small island with very limited natural resources, Cuba leveraged its international affairs on its provision of healthcare. This article investigates the role and impact of Cuban medical assistance in Africa. It proceeds from the premise that soft power has useful explanatory value in understanding the Cuba–Africa diplomatic intercourse. The article argues that despite its political ideology and limited political freedoms, Cuba established itself as a model and prominent player in the unique and consistent provision of healthcare and humanitarian assistance to the African continent, and in the development of Africa's healthcare systems, for more than sixty years. It has also offered community-based healthcare training, which most African countries consider to be more relevant and cost-effective than hospital-based training. Furthermore, the Cuban training gave African medical students a shift in perspective and orientation to focus on public service, not profit-making.

Introduction. The role of parliaments and civil society in Africa's regional integration / Korwa G. Adar, Giovanni Finizio and Angela Meyer -- The Pan-African Parliament as an institution of regional integration : prospects and constraints / John Akokpari -- Sovereignty of East Africans in the balance : the role of the East African legislative assembly and the integration process of the East African Community (EAC) / Korwa G. Adar -- The parliamentarization of African regional integration : the case of the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) assembly / Linda Darkwa & Cyril Obi -- The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa's legislative assembly and its role in the regional integration process / Angela Meyer -- The role of SADC parliamentary forum in southern African integration process / Takawira Musavengana -- East African integration : a contextual analysis of the role of Tanzania's legislative assembly / Richard Bosire -- Economic Community of West African States integration : the role of Nigeria's legislative assembly / Nkwachukwu Orji -- Models, norms and self-interest towards regional integration : South African parliamentary diplomacy and the conduct of parliamentary international relations / Paul H. Bischoff -- The role of civil society in the consolidation and institutionalization of participatory democracy within the East African Community (EAC) / Joshua Kivuva -- West African integration : the role of civil society in the consolidation and institutionalisation of participatory democracy / Francis N. Ikome and David Kode -- Region building from below. Potential and challenges of civil society involvement in Central Africa's integration process / Angela Meyer -- The role of civil society in regional integration in southern Africa : patternes of inclusion and exclusion / Andreas Litsegård -- Society involvement and ownership of the African Union integration process / Giovanni Finizio -- Conclusion and recommendations / Korwa G. Adar, Giovanni Finizio and Angela Meyer