Young Leaders Conference Delaration 2016
Negotiated and Agreed Upon at the 4th South African Institute of International Affairs Young Leaders Conference Johannesburg, South Africa.
A new narrative for African agriculture
The drought that has hammered Southern Africa over the past years is a potent reminder (if ever it was needed) of the foundational importance of agriculture to the continent’s fortunes. Agriculture remains a mainstay of Africa’s economy, accounting for around a third of GDP and two thirds of employment.
Uncharted territory as the UK opts to exit the European Union
What many political and financial analysts viewed until a day before the British referendum on a European exit as scaremongering has come to be.
Would a Brexit matter for South Africa?
Who would have thought that the Brexit debate’s rising emotions would have reached their apogee in a horrific killing in the streets of a West Yorkshire town a week before the referendum that will determine the economic and global trajectory of Britain?
What Ails The Young? Insights into Africa’s Youth from the African Peer Review Mechanism
Africa is a young continent, with a median age of some 19.3 years and 75% of its population aged 35 or younger. As the continent has long recognised – and as the so-called Arab Spring has confirmed – this large youth population presents many complex and important strategic challenges that must be met.
The New Development Bank: Moving the BRICS from an Acronym to an Institution
The BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is set to issue its first loans in the second quarter of 2016. The bank, the latest addition to the global development finance landscape, was initiated due to a number of factors in emerging economies.
The State of Governance in Africa: What Indices Tell Us
Governance is notoriously difficult to measure – yet numerous global indices attempt to do so.
The Potential for Regional Value Chains in the Automotive Sector: Can SADC Learn from the ASEAN Experience?
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Industrialisation Cooperation (AICO) scheme created an opportunity for both foreign investors in the ASEAN region and member states to benefit from the regional free flow of goods in support of regional industrial development.
Successful Youth Policy: Lessons from the African Peer Review Mechanism
Youth policy provides a strategic framework for countries to structure their youth development efforts. Drawing on the work of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the policy brief examines the state and prospects of youth policy in Africa.
African election trends 2016: A good year for democracy?
With eight countries already going to the polls and seven more planning to do so before December, 2016 has been a busy year for elections in Africa. At the halfway point of the year, what can be concluded about democratic processes across the continent? And what can be expected from the coming months?