Abstract
As tentativas de afirmacao politica e economica da Africa no sistema internacional remonta da decada de 60 do seculo XX, altura em que maior parte dos seus Estados alcancaram as suas independencias. O periodo coincide com a criacao da Organizacao de Unidade Africana (OUA), hoje Uniao Africana (UA), em 25 de Maio de 1963, data que passou a ser celebrada como dia da Africa. Passados metade do seculo (57 anos), o esforco de construcao de uma Africa prospera e pacificada tem sido dificultada por um conjunto de entraves. Este quadro tem relegado ao segundo plano o papel do continente no contexto global, mas tambem contribuido para a imagem negativa que e atribuida a Africa. E bem verdade que o continente esta cheio de desafios, contudo e tambem de imensas oportunidades. E em funcao disso que o presente artigo procura fazer um breve balanco da Africa a partir dos finais da decada de 1990 atraves de duas dinâmicas, a saber: a socioeconomica, e a politica – seguranca. Pretende-se com isso ilustrar entre varias, algumas das razoes na base da sua vulnerabilidade e fraqueza, e a partir delas identificar oportunidades que possam contribuir para o seu reposicionamento internacional, o que e do interesse tanto da Africa, como do resto do mundo devido as suas potencialidades e localizacao geografica. Africa’s attempts at political and economic affirmation in the international system date back to the 1960s of the 20th century, when most of its states became independents. The period coincides with the foundation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), today the African Union (AU), on 25th May 1963, a date that is now celebrated as Africa Day. Half a century later (57 years), the effort to build a prosperous and peaceful Africa has been hampered by several obstacles. This scenario has relegated to the background the role of the continent in the global context, but also contributed to the negative image that is attributed to Africa. It is true that the continent is full of challenges, but it is also of vast opportunities. Based on that this article seeks to take a brief look at Africa from the end of the 1990s through two dynamics, namely: socio-economic, and political and security. It is intended to illustrate among several, some of the reasons for its vulnerability and weakness, and from them to identify opportunities that can contribute to its international repositioning, which is of interest to both Africa and the rest of the world due to its potential and geographic location. Palavras-chave / Keyword: Africa, Politica, Economia e seguranca. Africa, Politics, Economy and security.
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