The New Influencers | A Primer on the Expanding Role of Middle Powers in Africa 2 The Africa Futures Project The Africa Futures Project (AFP) drives debate and research on critical issues of African politics and governance; climate change and the global energy transition; conflict and security; and geopolitics as they shape our collective future. [...] In a project that exemplifies the magnitude of Indian labor, in the late 1800s, the British Empire brought 30,000 Indian indentured laborers to Africa to construct the Kenya-Uganda railway.4 Throughout the 20th century, Indians in Africa faced difficulties, including persecution and the seizure of their properties, with the most notable instance being their forced expulsion from Uganda in 1972.5 D. [...] • Libyan Civil War: Saudi Arabia and the UAE are providing logistic and financial support to the Libyan National Army (LNA) in its fight against the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA).51 The two Gulf Countries are opposed to a GNA government forming in Libya because of its close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and opposition to the Madhkali and Wahhabi strains of Islam, native to the U. [...] Since 2015, it has led the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has participated in operations in the Central African Republic, Western Sahara, and Sudan.132 • ZOPACAS: The Zone of Peace and Cooperation in the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS) is a UN-backed initia- tive to support cooperation and collective peace in the region, signed by 24 South American and African Nations in. [...] Its origins trace back to the end of the Cold War when Japanese ODA contributions were the highest globally.141 Co-hosted with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the event brings together heads of state and government from Africa, Japan, the UN, and the World Bank to mobilize and sustain “support for Africa’s development under the principles of African “ownership” and international “.
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Table of Contents
- The New Influencers 1
- A Primer on the Expanding Role of Middle Powers in Africa 1
- The New Influencers 3
- A Primer on the Expanding Role of Middle Powers in Africa 3
- Table of Contents 4
- Maps Graphics 4
- India Saudi Arabia UAE Qatar Brazil Japan DPRK Turkey 5
- The Africa Futures Project 6
- About the Authors 6
- Acknowledgments 6
- Introduction 7
- Key Takeaways 9
- Core Findings Across Four Analytical Lenses 10
- A Map of Africa 12
- India 13
- Africa-Middle Power Summits 16
- Saudi Arabia 17
- An Emphasis on Basic Commodity Trade Middle Powers Trade with Africa 20
- United Arab Emirates 21
- From Security to Energy Middle Powers Maritime Initiatives 24
- Qatar 25
- Brazil 27
- Japan 29
- Conflict Spectrum Middle Powers in African Security 32
- North Korea 33
- Turkey 35
- BRICS Expansion and Africa 38
- BRICS Middle Powers and Africa 39
- Endnotes 40
