Kenneth Omeje is Director, Manifold Crown Research and Training Consult in Bradford, UK; Visiting Professor of Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; and Visiting Professorial Fellow at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna.

“The volume is ambitious in its attempt to cover the governance, security, and development nexus in breadth and depth. … the volume does offer interesting insights into the governance and development nexus. … the collective volume offers an interesting and compelling survey that will be a valuable contribution to the Africa rising debate.” (Emmanuel Balogun, Yearbook on the African Union, Vol. 2, 2021)

• Introduction..- Chapter 1. Africa Rising? Exploring the Governance, Security and Development Nexus.- Chapter 2. Africa Rising: Looking Back to African Antecedents to Look Ahead Re-Imagining Africa.- Chapter 3. Interrogating the Political Economy of Africa Rising: Who are the “African Tigers”?.- Chapter 4. Africa - EU Relations and the Politics of International Development.- Chapter 5. Africa - US Relations: The Politics of Trade, Investment and Security.- Chapter 6. The Political Economy of Africa’s Relations with China.- Chapter 7. Foreign Direct Investments and Africa Rising: A Critical Assessment.- Chapter 8. Regional Trade and Security Cooperation in Africa: A Study of ECOWAS.- Chapter 9. Trade and Security Cooperation in the SADC Region.- Chapter 10. Managing Regional Trade and Security in the Maghreb Union after the Arab Spring.- Chapter 11. The African Union and Politics of Regional Integration..- Chapter 12. Placing Ethiopia’s Economic Growth in the Context of the Africa Rising Debate.- Chapter 13. Negotiating the Tension between Democracy and Development.- Chapter 14: Assessing the Implications of Security – Development Nexus on State.- Conclusion.