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.
No woman left behind: The gender digital divide
The World Economic Forum on Africa met on 3-5 May in Durban, and discussions included the need to enhance nations’ development through technological advancement.
Resource Extraction and Violent Extremism in Africa
Abundant natural resources, swathes of unprotected territory and porous borders make resource extraction an attractive source of wealth for opportunistic extremist groups in Africa – most notably al-Shabaab, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the Janjaweed militia.
Victims of human rights abuses lose out in the ICC debacle
On 24 March, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued its first order awarding financial compensation – on an individual basis – to the victims of the Bogoro village attack in 2003 in the Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Where does Africa feature for Trump, 100 days on?
On 29 April, President Donald J Trump reached 100 days in office as president of the United States.