This study explores public sentiment in relation to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) by analysing 18,481 tweets mentioning ACFTA over a three-month period. The findings highlight dominance of actors outside continent discourse on thus indicating importance diaspora and foreign interests framing debate influencing opinion continent. They also salient issues include its potent...

The industrialized Western powers, seeking free trade, raw materials and market, turned their faces to the underdeveloped states of Middle Far East in 19 th century. First Ottoman Empire, then China Japan became targets this process a short time. Empire was transformed into semi colony between 1856-1881. After China’s defeat against Japan, French British diplomats had discussed repeating policy...