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.
Will the Ouster of the President of Tunisia have Wider Resonance?
Tunisia is not a country that until recently featured on the pages of South African newspapers, much less in screaming headlines.
Training Workshop: Empowering Civil Society to Track the African Peer Review Mechanism in South Africa
The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) and the Africa Governance, Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) cordially invite you to a training workshop entitled ‘Empowering Civil Society to Track the African Peer Review Mechanism in South Africa’, which will take place on 25 January 2011 at The Grace Hotel, Rosebank, Johannesburg.
The Gravity of Relations between Juba and Khartoum
After many decades of squabbling, in-fighting and bitter civil war, indications are that the inhabitants of Africa’s largest state have decided that a peaceful split may be better than living “unhappily together ever after”.
What’s on the Agenda for Museveni in SA?
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s state visit to South Africa tomorrow shows that he is already looking ahead to next month’s national election, which he is expected to win comfortably.