African Politics Meets Chinese engineers: The Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway Project in Kenya and East Africa
On May 31, 2017, Kenya inaugurated its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) built by China Road and Bridge Corporation and financed largely by Chinese credit lines, closing a 110—year chapter of reliance on colonial infrastructure.
Iran’s dictated democracy
In 1979 Iran underwent an Islamic Revolution, surprising ‘experts’ around the world and transforming its country from a United States-supported monarchy to an Islamic Republic.
Safeguarding Tanzania’s Coral Reefs: The Case of Illegal Blast Fishing
Tanzania is the only country in Africa where blast fishing, (fishing with explosives), still occurs on a large scale.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Where does Africa fit?
Earlier this year, president Xi Jinping strode the world stage at Davos with his statement that ‘We should commit ourselves to growing an open global economy … Pursuing protectionism is like locking oneself in a dark room.’
Integrated Marine and Coastal Management in the Western Indian Ocean: Towards a Sustainable Oceans Economy
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region has valuable and diverse coastal and marine resources, but much of its natural capital is either threatened or declining.
In Search of the Solution to Farmer-Pastoralist Conflicts in Tanzania
Land-use conflict is not a new phenomenon for pastoralists and farmers in Tanzania with murders, the killing of livestock and the loss of property as a consequence of this conflict featuring in the news for many years now.
Why isn’t Tech for Accountability Working in Africa?
Expanding mobile networks and falling costs could transform communication between African citizens and governments. So far, however, attempts to harness new technologies to improve transparency and accountability in Africa and elsewhere have had disappointing results.
A Monitoring And Evaluation Framework For South-South Cooperation
This paper summarises the outcome of the NeST technical workshop held in Mexico in September 2016.
New Development Finance Measure Should Be TOSSD Out The Window!
In light of the new global 2030 Agenda, donor countries have been developing a new statistic to measure their contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
What might the new French president mean for Africa?
On 7 May 2017, the French people spoke and elected Emmanuel Macron as their next President of the Republic.