"The chapters in this edited volume are the result of a conference held in March 2011 at Loyola Marymount University/Los Angeles sponsored by the Institute for Leadership Studies"--Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Cassandra R. Veney -- Rethinking US-Africa democracy relations in Obama's first term / Rita Kiki Edozie -- Fighting poverty and improving human development in Africa : opportunities for U.S. engagement / John Mukum Mbaku -- US-Africa relations and Africom : problems, possibilities, and limitations / Edmond Keller -- Promoting or resisting change? the United States and the Arab Spring in North Africa with an emphasis on Egypt / Ahmed Ali Salem -- US-Africa relations with the Big Three : Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa / US policy in the Great Lakes Region / Emizet Francois Kisangani -- Black man's burden : African American celebrities and philanthropy / Zine Mugabane -- The African diaspora's role in forging US-Africa relations / Paul Tiyambe Zeleza