Foreign Policy of North African and African Horn States in Contemporary World International Relations

The article includes analysis of regional vector of foreign policy of North Africa and African Horn States over 21st century in connection with the world mega-trends of development of the human civilization such as globalisation processes, forming united World, including united information space, permanent scientific-technical revolution, more active role of young people and women in economy, social renovating as well as in reforming political life, etc. On the whole, for the past 5 decades the shifts in economic development, in social sphere and results of political reforms have been limited (but anyone could say that this is just the beginning). This article is devoted to the analysis of the main factors of various nature influencing the regional vector of the foreign policy of the North African and African Horn countries. The results obtained through several steps that have been made on the way of modernization had influenced foreign policy but not terminated some conflicts the more serious and more painful problem. The historical gap between two epochs, namely colonial and postcolonial, gave birth to some obstacles, which are difficult or even impossible to overcome during short or medium perspective bearing in mind the strong external dependency of the countries of North Africa and the Horn of Africa. The latter could not disappear instantly. This is the problem for the whole epoch that is full of contradictions and controversial trends.