Three mining changes that could net major investment
The Mining Indaba, hosted annually in Cape Town, has arrived. However, the outlook for commodity prices is arguably the worst it has been since 2008, and China’s bumpy economic landing is not helping.
The Wealth Within, The Wealth Unseen: Reflections on the Gulf of Guinea’s Maritime Domain
The rapid escalation of piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Aden over the past decade has made maritime security a policy priority both for Africa and globally.
The Interwovenness of Party, State and Business in Mozambique
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Country Review Report (CRR) for Mozambique, published in July 2010, indicates that the interwovenness of party, government, state and business is a serious issue in the country.
How do Chinese Contractors Perform in Africa? Evidence from World Bank Projects
Chinese construction firms are building African infrastructure and have been winning large percentages of World Bank contracts in Africa.
Future of the African Peer Review Mechanism hangs in the balance
On 29 January 2016, a group of Africa’s Heads of State and Government met in Addis Ababa to determine the fate of one of the AU’s most daring initiatives. At stake was the future relevance of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM).
The AU 2016 summit can only renew the opportunity in Agenda 2063 if…
The African Union (AU) is convening its January 2016 summit under the guiding theme: ‘African year of human rights with a particular focus on the rights of Women’. Notwithstanding the themes, which in part focus the deliberations at the Summit, the headlines and the pressing issues facing the continent will always steal the thunder from these lofty themes. This current summit is no different.
Higher Education Failing to Give Africa’s Youth a Pass
Events globally, across Africa, and in South Africa – urban riots in France in 2005 and Britain in 2011, the ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings, student protests in South Africa last year – have thrust the youth into the centre of political attention.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Investment: A Panacea for the Promotion of Investment Act?
On 19 January President Jacob Zuma announced the establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Investment. This took some in the investment community by surprise, despite the President’s reference in his 2015 State of the Nation Address to the future establishment of a government clearing house for investment.
Property and Prosperity: Reforming Landholding in Africa
How Africans access – or ‘own’ – their landholdings is a matter of profound importance for the continent’s future.
Media Training for Africa: Is China Exporting its Journalism?
As part of its growing engagement in the African media sector, China leads training courses for African journalists.