Power and the Private Sector in Tanzania: Prospects for the AfDB’s High Fives Strategy
A stable, affordable energy supply underpins economic development by enabling infrastructure development and investment, and ultimately increases industrialisation and enhances competitiveness. Ensuring electricity security is therefore vital for all countries.
Locking horns to save the rhino
Botswana is a sanctuary for rhinos and elephants in a region that is experiencing a poaching crisis. The country’s law enforcement and anti-poaching strategies are more effective than South Africa’s.
Peacekeepers and sexual abuse: a persistent stain on the UN’s image
The sexual abuse and exploitation of women – in war and peacetime – is one of the most widespread and overlooked phenomena.
The G20’s contribution to sustainable development in Africa
The Group of Twenty (G20), as a forum for international cooperation on global economic governance and finance, has supported African development through the introduction of various initiatives and plans.
Climate Change Progress, The US Withdrawal and What We Can Expect from COP23
In light of the US announcement of their withdrawal from the Paris Agreement (PA) in June 2017, continued political momentum and actual outcomes at forthcoming climate change summits are needed to strengthen trust in the multilateral climate response and reinforce global commitment to the PA.
Valletta 2015 to Abidjan 2017: Recent Trends in AU-EU Migration Relations
This policy brief identifies changing trends in Africa-EU migration relations under the 2007 Joint Africa–EU Strategy, the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the outcomes from the 2015 Valletta Summit on Migration.
From Dependency to Partnership: Where are AU-EU Relations Heading?
This policy brief considers the prospects of the relationship between the AU and the EU maturing beyond the traditional dependency model.
The Challenge of Sustaining Peace in Places of Crisis
After much deliberation and wide consultation with stakeholders, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect in September 2015. Deliberations were historic for the fact that they included the input of grassroots organizations and other non-state actors from all over the world.
Exploring Collaboration Between MDBs and National Entities on Environmental and Social Safeguards: The Case of South Africa and Ethiopia
This paper explores the way in which various actors cooperate in effectively implementing environmental and social safeguards measures on infrastructure projects financed by multilateral development banks (MDBs).
From our archives: dismantling Zimbabwe’s ‘deep state’
Are current developments in Zimbabwe unearthing the country’s ‘deep state’? Our analysis from 2016 has relevance today as events unfold: