Nigeria and the BRICs: Diplomatic, Trade, Cultural and Military Relations
The increasing involvement of the emerging powers of Brazil, Russia, India and China, collectively called the BRICs, in Africa is a much-discussed topic.
Setting the Boundaries of a Social Licence for Mining in South Africa: The Xolobeni Mineral Sands Project
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.
Dreaming Out Loud: Implications of a Doha End-Game for South Africa
In November 2011, the Doha Round will be in its tenth year.
African Solutions: Best Practices from the African Peer Review Mechanism
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.
African Solutions and Twitter Revolutions
The Arab Spring brought about regime change in three African states – Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
Post-Gaddafi Libya: Internal, Regional and International Security Implications
With the death on 20 October 2011 of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya enters a new and precarious phase.
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).