Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Unmistakably European: Ireland and the decolonisation of Africa
2. Ireland comes of age: Congo, peacekeeping and foreign policy
3. On the side of the angels: The birth of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement
4. Biafra: Ireland, Nigeria and the politics of civil war
5. Concern for Africa: The Biafran humanitarian crisis
6. ‘Boks Amach’: Southern Africa, popular protest and foreign policy
7. Re-shaping the relationship: Ireland, the EC and southern Africa
8. ‘If we’re Christians at all’: Irish foreign aid
Conclusion

About the Author

Kevin O'Sullivan is a lecturer in history at the National University of Ireland, Galway and an honorary research fellow at the University of Birmingham