Botswana’s Coal: Dead in the Water or Economic Game Changer?
Botswana possesses substantial coal deposits of 212 billion tonnes, the majority of which are low grade.
‘Energetic’ Dialogues in South Africa: The US Example
South Africa and the US have both recently attempted to take concrete action to transform their respective energy futures. This is happening against the backdrop of major shifts in the global energy landscape and South Africa’s own need for new energy partnerships.
From Non-Interference to Good Governance: Shifting Perspectives on Development in Africa
This paper introduces the contextual linkages between the good governance agenda and Africa’s development strategies, especially the newly defined role of civil society actors in Africa’s governance.
A Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda – What role for South Africa?
Followers of the discourse around international development will be aware of the important debates that took place at the UN General Assembly during September 2014.
Maintaining Momentum? Civil Society and the APRM in Zambia
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is intended to assist member states to identify and eradicate governance problems. The review of Zambia found positives as well as negatives in the country’s governance practices.
The 2014 G-20 Summit: Maximising growth, revenue and stability
Group of 20 (G-20) Summits are a magnet for expectations. Ever since the grouping was formed in the turbulent early days of the 2008 global financial crisis major stakeholders have pinned many hopes on the ability of the group to steer the globe back to growth.
The Courts: Lights That Guide Our Foreign Affairs?
South Africa’s constitutional democracy reserves a specific role for the judiciary in upholding human rights. This responsibility inevitably has an impact on the formulation and conduct of South Africa’s foreign policy.
Chinese Agricultural Investment in Mozambique: The Case of The Wanbao Rice Farm
The Hubei Gaza Friendship Farm was established in 2007 in Xai-Xai, Mozambique, and has been managed by Wanbao Africa Agriculture Development Limited (WAADL), a private Chinese company, since 2011.
Kenya’s Regional Relations: Between Principle and Practice
Kenya has long been cast as a reluctant regional actor. Those who view it as having a strong economy, but lacking political leverage in its region have questioned its regional influence.
Ethiopia’s Regional Diplomacies: A Dominant Interpretation of the Horn of Africa
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia shares borders with the eastern African countries Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan.