Interregional Relations between North America and Africa

 Scientific Paper, nº. 21

This paper explores the extent of interregional cooperation between North America and Africa in the area of development. Given the relative lack of such relationships between regional organisations on the two continents, the paper uses quasi-interregionalism as a framework to instead explore relations between the United States and African regional organisations and similarly Canada and African regional organisations. Using primary documents and interviews, the paper also explores where and if cooperation between the US and Canada is evident in interactions with African regional entities. The results are marginal at this stage, but do point to the continuing rise in importance of African regional organisations like the African Union as increasingly prominent interlocutors.