Independence – Sovereignty: Messages from 20 Years of Regional Research of Africa and the Middle East

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Phước Minh

Director General

Institue of Africa and Middle East Studies (IAMES)

Reseach and Publication: Economics, Politics, Education, Halal Industry, International Cooperation


Recently, the complicated situation, violent overthrow in a number of African countries (formerly French colonies), and the Middle East situation with contradictions and armed conflicts, have raised concerns about a world of rapid, unstable and unpredictable changes. Through many years of research on the African situation, researchers have identified the recent rise, violence, and overthrow of a number of West African countries as a result of the "incomplete" return of independence by old-style colonialism for countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger. This is something that Ho Chi Minh and our Party were very wise about, with a centuries-old vision of the half-heartedness of colonialism for colonial countries. The tension in the "Middle East pan of fire" with the too deep intervention of great powers in the world and the big countries in the region has made many countries unable to escape the vicious circle and deadlock of conflicts and wars.

Looking back at Vietnam, we see even more confidence in the Party's skillful leadership and the Government's extremely correct foreign policy. Thanks to this, Vietnam is now becoming a country with the fastest growing and sustainable growth model in the world. Vietnam's economic and political model is something many African and Middle Eastern countries want to share and learn from.


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