17 years since the genocide: Rwanda’s journey

In April 2011, in the midst of upheavals and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa, Rwandans commemorate the seventeenth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide – a period of 100 days during which over a million Rwandans were slaughtered.

Côte d’Ivoire: The Battle of Abidjan

As the dust starts to settle on a devastated and traumatised Abidjan, attention has focused on Alassane Ouattara, now the effective, as well as elective, leader of the country.

Trade strategy that supports development

South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has emphasised South Africa’s commitment to a trade strategy that is development focussed and that benefits developing and least developed countries.