Equality, Non-Interference, and Sovereignty

President Ahmadou Ahidjo and the Making of Cameroon-U.S. Relations

Bibliographic Data

ID7230721
AuthorsJulius A Amin (0000-0001-9166-335X, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume64
Issue4
Pages826-853
Publication date2021-10-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAfrican Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/asr.2021.75
OpenAlexW3209128808
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited28

Scholars often dismiss the importance of local archives in the reconstruction of postcolonial African history, stating that they are superficial, unorganized, and unreliable. Amin challenges that notion and argues that those archives are central to the study of African diplomatic history. Based on extensive and previously unused documents, he argues that Cameroon’s Ahmadou Ahidjo leveraged his U.S. policy to develop his country and protect its sovereignty while maintaining a firm grip on power. This reappraisal of Ahidjo’s actions engages debates about the contours of U.S.-African foreign policy and the challenges new nations face as they navigate external relations

Face (sociological concept · Foreign policy · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Social science · Sociology · Sovereignty · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Development and Aid · Law