1st Edition

The Arabafrican Connection Political And Economic Realities

By Victor T Le Vine, Timothy W Luke Copyright 1979
155 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge

155 Pages
by Routledge

Between June 1967 and the end of 1973, most independent Black African states abandoned their neutral position in the Middle East conflict, cut their ties with Israel, and gave full support to the political aims of the Arab states. Since the beginning of 1974, however, and despite attempts by the Arabs to shield their new allies from the adverse effects of the 1973-74 world oil and economic crises,... Read more
Other Westview Special Studies on Africa -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Search for Arab-African Commonalities, 1945-73 -- 1973-78: The Honeymoon and Its Unhappy Aftermath -- The Economic Consequences of the 1973-74 Oil Crisis on African Countries -- The Response of International Aid Institutions -- Arab-African Relations and International Summitry -- The Arab Developmental World -- The Arabs and Africa: A Changing Relationship -- Appendices -- Note -- President Nasser of Egypt on Arab-African Relations -- President Leopold Sedar Senghor of Senegal on African-Arab Relations and the Middle East Conflict -- Editorial: Arabs, Jews and Africans -- Typical Resolutions on Middle East Questions Passed by the OAU -- Mideast-Related Resolutions Approved by the 1978 Organization of African Unity Summit Conference Held in Khartoum (Sudan) -- "The Cairo Declaration"—Political Declaration Endorsed by the First Afro-Arab Summit Conference Held in Cairo (Egypt) March 7-9, 1977 -- Arab Financial Institutions Providing Assistance for Economic Development

Biography

"Victor T. Le Vineis professor of political science at Washington University and was previously professor and head, Department of Political Science, University of Ghana. Timothy W. Lukeis a teaching fellow in political science at Washington University."