Africa in the Global South: Advancing Agency, Amplifying Voices

Authors

Bob Wekesa; Julius Niringiyimana; Japheth Musau Kasimbu; Mandira Bagwandeen; Mawia William Sila; Peter Mbuva Kathukya; Mikatekiso Kubayi; Kabaso Kabwe; Job Allan Wefwafwa; Rabecca Kavithe Ndeto; David Mugambe Mpiima; Edward Kaweesi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35293/esi.69

Keywords:

Global South, African Agency, African Development

Synopsis

Africa in the Global South: Advancing Agency, Amplifying Voices is the product of a conference held at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, in January 2024, convened to examine the Non-Aligned Movement and Group of 77 (G77) summits. An initiative of the University of the Witwatersrand’s African Agency Towards Global Powers project, the book analyses Africa in the Global South from multiple perspectives, rejecting the received wisdom that the Global South is a homogeneous geopolitical bloc. Its interdisciplinary approach aims to deepen our understanding, appreciation and contemplation of Africa in the Global South. If African agency in the Global South is to be enhanced, amplifying African voices through knowledge production is essential. The contributors are established and emerging researchers, and the twelve chapters range from theoretical conceptualisations to specifi c economic, cultural, social, technological, geopolitical and health issues.

Chapters

  • Front Matter
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  • Foreword
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  • Chapter 1
    Introduction: Africa, the Global South, Agency and Voices
    Bob Wekesa
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  • Chapter 2
    African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Advancing African Agency or Amplifying Neo-imperial Interests?
    Julius Niringiyimana
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  • Chapter 3
    Addressing Ethnic Diversity: Pragmatic Approaches for Fostering Inclusive Dialogue and Voice Ampli!cation within the African Union
    Japheth Musau Kasimbu
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  • Chapter 4
    Strategically Leveraging the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77 to Build an Afro-Sino Coalition to Advance the Development of a Multipolar World Order
    Mandira Bagwandeen
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  • Chapter 5
    Theorising African Agency from the Perspective of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Group of 77
    Mawia William Sila
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  • Chapter 6
    Africa and India in the Global South: Leveraging Technological Innovations
    Peter Mbuva Kathukya
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  • Chapter 7
    African Agency in a Fragmented Geopolitical Landscape and Amid Struggling Multilateralism: Navigating Pathways for Development
    Mikatekiso Kubayi
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  • Chapter 8
    Boosting Health: Leveraging Africa–China Relations to Achieve SDG 3
    Kabaso Kabwe, Job Allan Wefwafwa
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  • Chapter 9
    The Impact of African Cultural Diplomacy in Shaping Socio-political Relations within the Global South
    Rabecca Kavithe Ndeto
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  • Chapter 10
    Digital Capitalism, Technological Determinism and the Emergence of Multipolar Powers
    Kabaso Kabwe, Job Allan Wefwafwa
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  • Chapter 11
    Gender Equality and the Non-Aligned Movement: Looking Backward to Predict the Future
    David Mugambe Mpiima
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  • Chapter 12
    Conclusion: Going Forward: The Problems of African Agency and the Proposition of the Critical Theory of the Introspection of African Agency
    Edward Kaweesi
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  • List of Contributors
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Published

22 October 2026

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