Cet article analyse la diplomatie de l’aide japonaise. Il en revoit l’histoire et examine comment elle a modelé de façon durable la politique d’aide. Il identifie les forces qui expliquent sa nature changeante. Finalement, il évalue le nouveau paradigme de l’aide japonaise au XXIe siècle.
This article investigates Japan’s aid diplomacy towards Africa by examining, first, its history basis and the enduring impact this had on the shape of aid policy ; secondly, the forces behind the changing nature of its aid diplomacy ; and lastly, an assessment of the new paradigm for Japanese aid diplomacy in the 21st century.