| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT
This study has focused on the shifting balance of power in Africa within the context of its
relations with China and the United States of America. This has been due to the perceived
competition by both China and the US to exploit and influence policies in Africa. The case study
has been based on Kenya’s relations with China and the US. The discourse has mainly strived to:
provide an overview of Kenya’s relations with China and the US, critically analyze Kenya’s
relations with China and the US, as well as interrogate the shifting balance of power in Africa.
The thesis has been anchored on the classical realism and neo-realism theories of international
relations. The research methodology used involved a detailed analysis using both primary and
secondary sources of data. One of the key findings of the study was that; the balance of power
pattern in Africa is still concentrated within regional blocs. However, the individual hegemons
within the blocs are still reluctant in asserting their influence in the region. Nevertheless the
increasing concentrated engagements between the anchor states in Africa, such as Kenya, with
the US and China has raised their profile amongst their peers in the continent. This, as a result,
has affected the overall distribution of power patterns across the various regions in the continent. | en_US |
