Rising Powers, South–South Co-operation and Africa
With the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness behind us, it is an ideal time to reflect on the changing nature of development co-operation that is an outcome of the significant geopolitical and geo-economic shifts the world has witnessed in the last decade.
China’s Growing Involvement in Chad: Escaping Enclosure?
Relations between Chad and China have expanded and deepened since diplomatic ties were resumed in August 2006.
Q&A with Ambassador Kaire Mbuende: Creating effective mechanisms for regional integration
The Southern African Development Community should look at strengthening its decision-making processes if it is to adequately deal with the challenges of peace-building, conflict management and economic integration.
India and SA must aim for meaningful trade agreement
Indian President Pratibha Patil was in South Africa this month, accompanied by a business delegation that is looking to explore the potential for opportunities.
The African Union and the “Arab Spring”: An exception to new principles or return to old rules?
An unexpected wave of popular protests broke on Africa’s northern shores in 2011, starting with the political demise of the Tunisian and Egyptian presidents, leading to more deadly conflict in Libya.
Coming into Its Own: an Analysis of South Africa’s voting patterns and the achievement of its foreign policy goals in the UNSC
While receiving much coverage in the media, South Africa’s two terms on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have not seen a proper analysis of its overall achievements vis-à-vis its stated foreign policy goals within the Council.
Workshop on SADC Case Studies on Business Barriers
Making Key Business Constraints in SADC Tangible: Experiences of the Private Sector.
World Bank President: Lessons for South Africa and Africa
The selection of Dr. Jim Yong Kim as the next World Bank president offers two lessons on international economic governance diplomacy to South Africa and Africans and a warning to the Bank.
Between the CPA and Southern Independence: China’s Post-Conflict Engagement in Sudan
As a defining Chinese engagement in Africa, much attention has been devoted to China’s role over Darfur and Sudan’s other conflicts.
Mozambique’s gas holds promise for SA’s energy security
An Energy Planning Colloquium hosted by South Africa’s Department of Energy from 29-30 March served to highlight the challenges the country faces in meeting its high energy demand.