Drought in Southern Africa points to urgent need for climate change plans
It is expected that temperatures in Southern Africa will rise to between 1.5°C and 3°C due to climate change by the year 2050. This is likely to cause heavy fluctuations of weather patterns and more frequent severe weather events like droughts and floods. Agriculture will be severely affected.
Foreign investment Promotion and domestic Protection: a Balancing act
This paper analyses South Africa’s relationship with sustainable inward foreign direct investment (FDI).
A Place for Subnational Governments at the International Climate Negotiating Table
It can be difficult for subnational governments and cities to acquire a place at the negotiating table for international climate events, such as UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gatherings.
Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Before Buhari: Global Expectations Amid Domestic and Regional Challenges
A country well-endowed in terms of population, natural resources and geographic size, Nigeria’s post-independence foreign policy has been marked by a near-constant striving for influence within its region and beyond.
Time for African voices to grow louder at the African Development Fund
Lesotho is facing challenges in financing its Queen Mamohato Hospital which costs USD$67 million a year and represents half of the country’s meagre health budget.
How the New Development Bank can change the way banks do business
Ratings agencies will again this week consider South Africa’s sovereign credit rating.
Chinese Investment in Ghana’s Manufacturing Sector
This paper uses Ghana as a case study to illustrate the extent to which Chinese manufacturing firms are driving manufacturing in an African country.
Why Renewable Energy is just as important as Hydropower in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to go to the polls to elect a new leader to succeed President Joseph Kabila, whose mandate expires on 19 December.
Eyes on the prize: South African business in the DRC
The following Policy Insight provides a brief overview of some of the major South African and Congolese economic relations, trade and private investment in the post-conflict era of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
DRC: The election that never happened
The 2016 elections of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were scheduled for mid-September this year, and then postponed to 27 November. But the country is still nowhere near being ready to conduct a legitimate vote, and tensions there are reaching critical levels. What should South Africa be doing to help?