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The aim of this course is to help students understand Africa and how the continent engages the rest of the world in international relations. The course will examine the assumptions that have informed positive and negative outlooks on the continent. Some of the questions that the course will investigate include the following: What are the hosts of issues propelling Africa’s international relations? Can African states fully engage the rest of the world in the absence of good governance? Who benefits from Africa’s international relations? There are no easy answers when it comes to Africa. There are 54 states with significant differences in their political and economic characteristics and trajectories. While we will not be able to examine each state individually, we will examine how these states interact with one another and with the broader world.