Exploring Tanzania’s Investment Competitiveness in East Africa
Since Tanzania’s transition from a purely socialist approach to economic governance, the country has made some strides in attracting foreign investment.
Building Climate Resilience in Tanzania: Institutional Reform and Capacity Development
Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, which will disproportionately affect the continent’s small-scale and subsistence farmers. It is thus vital to strengthen institutions to promote alternative agricultural practices and new farming methods.
Governing the High Seas: Marine Genetic Resources in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
Marine genetic resources hold significant potential for a range of commercial applications.
Cooperative Water Governance For Climate Resilience: Are Institutional Arrangements In Southern Africa Fit For Purpose?
Water is a stress multiplier in Africa. Climate change and development decisions manifest in stressed water resources, while poor governance further undermines water security.
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and Africa’s Mineral Governance Regime
The socio-economic development of African states is heavily dependent on how effectively governments are able to manage their natural resources. African states can derive greater benefit from the extraction of their natural resources and even develop sustainable legacies from their mineral wealth if the extractive industry is governed responsibly.
Managing Economic Migration in South Africa
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of South Africa’s immigration regime and its impact on African economic migrants.
“Never Betray Congo” – a warning to SADC Leaders
The Southern African Development (SADC) heads of state met in Pretoria to discuss developments in the region, they will do so under new stewardship from Angola and South Africa.
Why allowing the sale of horn stockpiles is a setback for rhinos in the wild
A South African court has ordered the government to release a permit to the world’s largest rhino breeder, John Hume. The permit will allow him to host a 3-day auction of his stockpiled rhino horn to local buyers.
Protecting participation for civil society
A decade after the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) was launched; the AU and EU are laying the groundwork to renegotiate their relationship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, come November.
Informing the approach of Multilateral Development Banks to use of country systems
A greater use of countries’ public financial management (PFM) and environmental and social frameworks (ESFs) could offer developing countries a larger stake in their development trajectory.