The 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness held in Busan, Korea, in late November 2011, like the COP 17 conference in Durban, is yet another marker of the shifting fortunes of relations between so-called traditional donors, emerging powers and Africa.
The 8th Ministerial conference (MC8) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is now done and dusted.
This paper unpacks the interplay among gradualist institutional evolution within China’s financial sector, the domestic economic drivers within China itself, Africa’s own complex financial terrain and the far-reaching changes to the global economy as a basis for understanding the impact of Chinese finance on the continent.
The political and economic crisis that has riddled Zimbabwe for over a decade has created two serious challenges for South Africa’s (SA) government.
China in Africa Project – within the Global Powers and Africa programme.
Since 2000 China has started to strengthen its agricultural co-operation with Africa in trade and other commercial activities.
The increasing involvement of the emerging powers of Brazil, Russia, India and China, collectively called the BRICs, in Africa is a much-discussed topic.
The international minerals industry faces challenges from communities who are increasingly vocal about the potential environmental and social degradation of mining activities, as well as their right to decide on local development strategies that best suit their needs.
In November 2011, the Doha Round will be in its tenth year.
This book is the outcome of research into the policies, programmes and experiences identified as “best practices” from the first 12 countries that published Country Review Reports under the African Peer Review Mechanism.
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