ABSTRACT
This chapter starts from the premise that Africa-Latin America relations are highly diverse and diffuse, but where they exist, the relations are driven mostly by co-operation as a driving force. It discusses what co-operation is and how South-South co-operation can be placed within this debate. The chapter presents an overview of broad areas where Africa and Latin America co-operate more frequently, and list some practical examples of this co-operation based on that approach. It identifies and discusses how different states and interregional arrangements play a role and influence the way in which the previously mentioned areas of co-operation are implemented between the two continents. The chapter discusses two large and diverse continents, it would be impossible in this short space to present a complete idea on how Africa and Latin America relates. It focuses on the relations between Africa and Latin America as part of a process of South-South co-operation.
