Table of Contents :

From the Editor/Publisher
Jideofor Adibe5

The US financial meltdown: What really happened? Roots of the economic crisis in overaccumulation, financialisation and ‘global apartheid’
Patrick Bond 10


What the credit crunch means for South Africa
Miles Donohoe53


Global Economic and Political Crises: Perspectives
Akin Oyebode58


Global Financial Meltdown: Is The Nigerian Government In Control Of The Situation?
Hakeem Babalola65


The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD): Japan and Peace building in Africa
Bertha Z. Osei-Hwedie & Kwaku Osei-Hwedie71


Russia and Africa : It was all business for President Medvedev
Charles Malize81


Africa and Global Politics: Please Mind The Gap
Elimma C. Ezeani84


Lessons from South Africa’s Third Election:
Mammo Muchie93


Explaining President Barack Obama’s First Visit to Africa (Egypt): Three Phenomena of Africa and Africans as the Core of U.S.-Arab/Muslim Relations
Amadu Jacky Kaba103


Obama and the Politics of Africa Visit
Jideofor Adibe107

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