NATO Present and Future Role in the South
This report is focused on Africa as a continent and on Africa’s attitudes towards - and demands of - NATO, disregarding regional differences, albeit with caveats. Africa is not "a country" - a perception that infuriates many Africans. Instead, it is a continent consisting of 55 different countries with a population of almost one billion. For clarity, NATO describes "the South" as both Africa and the Middle East: but in this report, “South” is limited to the North Africa, the Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
