Civil Society’s Role in Shaping Zimbabwe’s Diamond Governance
Zimbabwe confirmed that alluvial diamonds had been discovered in the Marange area in Mutare District in 2006. However, as in many other African countries, the promise diamond mining holds for economic growth has been eroded by a lack of transparency and accountability.
Balancing Coal Mining and Conservation in South-West Ethiopia
With conflicting interests in an area of high biodiversity, Ethiopia now faces pressure from competing uses of forestland.
My brother’s keeper
A prominent thread in the conversation about Africa’s development since the end of the Cold War has been the need for good governance.
Lessons From Rwanda: Female Political Representation and Women’s Rights
Gender equality is a basic human right that entails equal opportunities for men and women in all facets of life: socially, economically, developmentally and politically.
Rethinking Infrastructure in Africa: A Governance Approach
Infrastructure deficits have long been recognised as being central to Africa’s developmental malaise.
Fighting base erosion and profit shifting in Africa: A review of country-by-country reporting
Multinational enterprises (MNEs) can shift profits away from jurisdictions with comparatively high tax rates to jurisdictions with lower to no tax rates, and thus avoid paying their fair share of taxes without breaking any single jurisdiction’s laws.
Emerging powers’ peace-building in fragile states
Are Southern providers more effective in facilitating peace processes, political settlements and building institutions in fragile states than traditional Western donors are? Is South-South peace-building different in approach, form and outcome than interventions by Western powers in conflict-affected areas?
We Are Not So different: A Comparative Study of Employment Relations at Chinese and American firms in Kenya
One of the most common critiques of China in Africa is that Chinese firms exploit local laborers and undermine labor standards.
China and Uranium: Comparative possibilities for Agency in Statecraft in Niger and Namibia
In 2007, A Chinese state—owned nuclear company, CNNC, announced China’s first investment in a uranium mine in Africa, in Niger.
Can The APRM be an Effective Tool to Monitor Agenda 2063 and The SDGs?
Monitoring and evaluation has emerged as a central concern in development thinking. Both the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the AU’s Agenda 2063 represent responses to Africa’s developmental deficits, with much overlap between them.