Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Introducing African Diplomacy as a Field of Study -- 2 An Overview of the Evolution of Diplomacy in Europe and Africa -- 3 Common African Positions as Diplomatic Instruments -- 4 South Africa's Economic Diplomacy and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Prospects -- 5 Prospects for Smart Diplomacy and Its Use in the Foreign Policies of African Small Island Developing States -- 6 Maritime Diplomacy and the African Maritime Agenda -- 7 Twitter/X Diplomacy and Its Use and Practice in Africa1 -- 8 The Quiet Diplomacy of the Chibok Abductions -- 9 A Diplomatic Conduit: The Role of Science Diplomacy in Africa -- 10 Africa's Health Diplomacy -- 11 Ghana's Cultural Diplomacy -- 12 Morocco's Cultural Diplomacy with Africa -- 13 Understanding Knowledge Diplomacy in Africa1 -- 14 African Agency: The Case of Russian Nuclear Programmes in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia -- 15 Challenges and Triumphs for Women Leaders in African Diplomacy -- 16 African Diplomacy: An Agenda for Practice and Research.

"Africa's unique position as an international diplomatic actor has not always been given the attention it deserves. This volume bridges this gap by offering a fresh, comprehensive and realistic overview of African diplomacy. The book examines African diplomatic practice. Chapters explore how different types of diplomacy have developed over time, including energy diplomacy, economic diplomacy and quiet diplomacy. Crucially, the book assesses how certain events have allowed Africa to use certain types of diplomacy to yield better outcomes for itself. Including contributions from an international team of scholars, policy makers and experts from the diplomatic world, the book provides a comprehensive guide to African diplomacy and challenges the current dominant usage of Northern perspectives on diplomacy studies." --Cover.