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.
Climate Change: Africa divided
South Africa’s negotiating stance is informed by numerous national and regional considerations, with the key objective of encompassing the continent and drawing the most vulnerable into the centre of the debate.
South Africa’s development partnership agency: A burden or blessing?
The South African Development Partnership Agency (SADPA) will be set up by April 2012, according to a recent briefing to Parliament by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO).
China and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Africa: The Case of Sudan
China in Africa Project – part of the Global Powers and Africa programme.
Indian Mining Companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The main mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are listed in Canada, Australia and the US.
New actors in Africa: How is their entry affecting the continent’s relations with the EU
South African Institute of International Affairs and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung cordially invites you to a high level dialogue meeting entitled: ‘NEW ACTORS IN AFRICA: HOW IS THEIR ENTRY AFFECTING THE CONTINENT’S RELATIONS WITH THE EU.’
Dependency, Instability and Shifting Global Power: Influences and Interests in African Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
Trade relations, strategic military balances, the Eastern bloc and Russia, China, Europe, the Cold War and post-Cold War issues have long dominated global studies of foreign policy.
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to step up and move with the times
Fresh from attending the World Economic Forum’s summer Davos in Dalian, China, I feel relatively good to be African.