• Jimmy Carter’s African legacy: peacemaker, negotiator and defender of rights

    Jimmy Carter’s African legacy: peacemaker, negotiator and defender of rights
    President Carter’s interest in southern Africa was crucial to keeping the peace. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr
    by Nancy Mitchell, North Carolina State University
    When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter’s achievements as the US president and extol his exemplary post-presidential years, they mention the recognition of China, the Panama Canal Treaties and the Camp David Accords. Almost no one mentions what Carter achieved in Africa during his presidency. This is a serious oversight.

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