To Bélinga or not to Bélinga? China’s Evolving Engagement in Gabon’s Mining Sector
Gabon’s recent ambition to reduce its dependency on oil revenue by diversifying its economy coincides with China’s growing investment in resource-rich African countries.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé speaks at SAIIA on “The New Global Governance”
On the first day of his recent visit to South Africa, veteran politician and current Foreign Minister of the French Republic, Alain Juppé spoke at the South African Institute of International Affairs on Thursday, 10 November 2011, before traveling to Pretoria to meet President Jacob Zuma.
Placing African Fisheries on the COP 17 Agenda
Climate change is set to have far-reaching ecological and economic consequences for the African continent and globally.
COP 17: Will Durban advance the Climate Change Agenda?
On 28 November 2011 South Africa will replace Mexico as President of the 17th session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The Evolving Nature of Chinese Telecommunications Investment in the DRC
ZTE was the first Chinese company to invest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) telecommunications sector, acquiring a majority shareholding in mobile phone operator, Congo Chine Télécoms (CCT), in 2000.
COP17: What Role for South Africa as an Agent of Change?
The South African government is hosting the 2011 annual UN-led international climate change talks – negotiations that seek to shape the future architecture of the global climate change regime.
Chinese Banking Interests in Mozambique
Unlike in most other African countries, Chinese financial involvement in Mozambique includes state-owned banks (Export–Import Bank of China – Exim Bank, and the China Development Bank – CDB) and private commercial interests, in the form of Geocapital, a Luso-Chinese fund.
The Sicomines Agreement: Change and Continuity in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s International Relations
The Sicomines multibillion minerals-for-infrastructure deal was struck in 2007 between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China.
Nigeria and the Global Powers: Continuity and Change in Policy and Perceptions
Since the end of military rule in May 1999, Nigeria’s foreign policy has been the subject of academic and policy interest.
‘Troubled Waters’ Sustaining Uganda’s Lake Victoria Nile Perch Fishery
Lake Victoria supports one of the largest freshwater fisheries in the world.