First Egypt, and now Yemen’s Lethal Political Cocktail is on the Boil
While the world’s attention is focused on scenes of barricades in central Cairo, the political and media spotlight has finally come to illuminate the social crisis underlying the Arab worlds’ dictatorial regimes.
Is South Africa Undermining our own Mining Interests in the DRC?
DRC President Joseph Kabila’s decree confirming rights to Lake Albert’s oil block 1 and 2 to companies part owned by Khulubuse Zuma embroiled the South African president’s nephew in a legal dispute with a leading oil company operating in Africa, Tullow Oil.
Trade in Financial Services in Southern Africa: What Room for Negotiators post-2008 Financial Crisis?
This study examines the impact of the financial crisis.
What was AU thinking when it elected Obiang?
The world media have been so focused on the story evolving in Egypt over the past two weeks that most missed the announcement of the name of the new President of the African Union.
Parliament: Reclaiming its position in 2011?
Unlike the Egyptian proto-revolution playing out across the world’s television screens, the South African Parliament’s own Prague Spring may have come and gone almost imperceptibly.
Uganda: Neglect of Environmental Sector Threatens Scorched Earth
In the run-up to Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections – due to start on 12 February – political party promises ring familiar: economic growth and stability through increased production, universal primary education and improved infrastructure.
Chinese Economic and Trade Co-operation Zones in Africa: The Case of Mauritius
While the promotion of Chinese economic and trade co-operation zones (ETCZs) has been hailed as an instrument for attracting Chinese investment into all sectors across Africa, the bulk of ETCZs to date have been targeted at the continent’s resource-rich countries and the largest markets.
China’s Overseas Foreign Direct Investment Risk: 2008–2009
Since the implementation of its ‘going-out’ strategy, China’s outward foreign direct investment (FDI) has experienced a rapid development, which has already become an important part of its overseas interests.
The Political Economy of Regional Integration in Southern Africa: What Role for the EU and Other Partners
This workshop will consider the political economy of regional integration initiatives in Southern Africa, including what is driving the various processes (SACU, SADC and the Africa Free Trade Zone).
AMISOM, Museveni, and the Lure of Somali Oil
On December 22 the UN Security Council agreed to a request by the African Union Commission to expand the existing Amisom (African Union Mission in Somalia) force in Somalia from 8000 to 12000 troops.