Brazil ‘is the country of the future and always will be’. Attributed to Stefan Zweig, an Austrian novelist who emigrated to Brazil in 1941, this quote could be adapted to Nigeria, which recently hosted the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Africa Summit in Abuja.
Since its official inauguration on 9 July 2002, the African Union (AU) has made the promotion of democracy and good political governance for the development and stability of Africa one of its main priorities.
Drylands cover approximately 12.5 million km2 (61%) of the African continent and 60% of Africa’s people live in them. Forests and woodlands underpin sustainable land management and livelihoods in dryland regions.
If the European Union (EU) and the ‘Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) can provide strong leadership in at least four key areas, EU companies can become better placed than their global peers to meet the stricter operation standards and developmental impact being demanded by communities and governments in Africa.
This paper analyses Nigeria’s trade relations with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (the BRICS countries), focusing on the patterns, intensity and complementarity of trade as well as its impact on economic performance.
The interior of Southern Africa, encompassing significant areas of drylands, will be severely impacted by climate change.
Careful reflection is needed in examining options for streamlining and capacitating the myriad Africa-led initiatives that have emerged recently in the area of resource governance.
This policy briefing examines the extent to which South Africa has used its economic clout to influence the political situation in Swaziland since 1994.
The platinum belt is arguably a microcosm of the South African political economy, providing analysts with an opportunity to explore fault lines in the latter two decades after the end of apartheid.
Once labelled by the international community as a failed state, Liberia has enjoyed something of a renaissance since it held its first truly democratic elections in 2005.
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