Africa’s Critical Minerals: Boosting Development Amid Geopolitical Challenges
Conversations around critical minerals in Africa have been mostly driven by external partners’ geopolitical or economic demands.
Invisible No More: Securing Legal Identity as a Human Right
The need for identification in an increasingly digital world is becoming more apparent, with over 60% of the nearly 850 million people without a legal identity found in Africa.
UN Summit of the Future Stresses Intergenerational Responsibility and Accountability to Upcoming Generations
A futures thinking and anticipatory governance approach to growing global mistrust and declining multilateralism can promote robust and resilient solutions.
Futures of Digital Rights in SADC: Towards a Common Approach to Digital Protection and Data Justice
Our approach to digital justice in the SADC region must be agile and forward-thinking by exploring emerging transformations in the digital rights landscape.
Address by Mr Nelson Muffuh on the UN Summit of the Future
Full text of the address delivered by UN Resident Coordinator in South Africa, Mr Nelson Muffuh, at SAIIA’s speakers meeting on the UN Summit of the Future.
Local Opportunities and Global Disputes: Tracking Japan’s Engagement with Africa amid Geopolitical Tensions
While Japan has long maintained a development-focused presence in
Africa, the Japanese government is increasingly interested in broadening
this presence.
China-Africa Energy and Climate Cooperation: Prospects for FOCAC 2024
The upcoming summit will provide a framework for navigating the evolving China-Africa comprehensive strategic partnership in the post-COVID era, particularly in the crucial domains of climate and energy.
The G7, South Africa and the Sustainable Climate Agenda for Africa
The G7 needs to emphasise its value addition within the more inclusive G20 with an acute sensitivity to the fact that Africans are articulating more specific agendas.
When Leaders Fail Democracy, Democracy Fails the People
Elected leaders need to come to terms with the fact that they are responsible not just to their electorate but also to the institution of democracy itself. More should be done to safeguard it and ensure accountable leadership that can provide the full spectrum of rights.
Enhancing African Agency amid Global Geopolitical Competition
This piece explores how engagements with global powers unfold, the complexities they introduce, and what can be done to enhance African agency globally.