Lithuanian Annual Strategic Review

The main goal of this survey is to explain the place of Africa in the global security environment, specificity of African geopolitics, as well as a general understanding of African development in the context of current World Order. In even recent history, Africa was the global periphery - the source of raw materials and a cheap labour force. The global perception of Africa started to change in recent years, however the continent remains insecure and unsafe both for Africans and the World community due to extreme instability on the states and interstate conflicts as well as so called non-military threats including epidemics, low social organization of society, etc. The state stability and consolidation, sustainable development, and implementation of Millennium Development Goals are prerequisites to coming to a solution for the African problems. The world has the possibility to assist Africa in dealing with epidemics, climate change and other issues as well as applying stricter arms control, peace keeping and peace making.