Japan-Africa relations

by Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo

"This book deals with an extremely important, topical, and under-researched issue, namely economic relations between Africa and Japan in general and Japanese foreign economic assistance to Africa in particular. Furthermore, this is a topic on which, to this day, very few African scholars--with the notable exception of Kweku Ampiah and Sunday Agbi--have done any serious research at all."--Guy Martin, Professor of Political Science, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC. Japan-Africa Relations seeks to study the complex nature of the dynamics of power relations between Japan and Africa since the Bandung Conference in 1955 with an emphasis on the period from the 1970s to the present. It examines specificities of the claims of the Japanese state in pursuing these relations and those of the African states' demands as reflected in the African condition. Although the focus is on Japanese economic assistance including technical assistance, grants, and loans, this book is broadly co