This issue covered a range of topics, including an article by Kenneth Nwoko that discusses the evolution of the security architecture of ECOWAS to respond to health crises such as COVID-19; another by Dumisani Mthembu and Godwell Nhamo exploring the extent to which South Africa has domesticated the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and a paper by Richard Fosu examining how state-building in Ghana succeeded in promoting a political identity that largely has superseded ethnonational divisions. Mmiselo Freedom Qumba argues that African states should continue to utilise investor-state dispute settlement despite the criticisms levelled against them, and Moses Ogutu analyses the Indian Ocean Rim Association and what Africa can learn from this regional cooperation model. The issue concludes with five book reviews, including two focused on South Africa’s foreign policy.
For the full line-up of the issue, please see below:
Original Article
Domestication of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa
By Dumisani E Mthembu and Godwell Nhamo
ECOWAS responses to the COVID-19 pandemic under its peace and security architecture
By Kenneth Chukwuemeka Nwoko
Africa and investor-state dispute settlement: Mixed reactions, uncertainties and the way forward
By Mmiselo Freedom Qumba
The Indian Ocean Rim Association: Lessons from this regional cooperation model
By Moses Onyango Ogutu
By Richard Fosu
Book Reviews
The Battle for International Law: South–North Perspectives on the Decolonization Era
Reviewed by Nicola Soekoe
Africa First! Igniting a Growth Revolution
Reviewed by Robert Mattes
Reviewed by Lesley Masters
Foreign Policy Posture in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Consistencies and Ambiguities
Reviewed by Fritz Nganje
Power Politics in Africa: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparative Perspective
Reviewed by Emmanuel Durosinmi
