Unveiling the Diversity of Chinese Finance in Africa
China increasingly is playing a crucial role in African economies.
The Quest for Affordable Food: Prospects in the Doha Round for Net Food-importing Developing Countries
In the past few years, a sharp rise in the price of food commodities has caused a critical global food crisis, increasing the food bill of consumers in a way that deeply affects the food security of low-income societies, whose members spend more than half of their household incomes on food purchases.
Brazil as an Emerging Power: The View from the United States
The United States has always seen Brazil as a significant regional powerhouse, but its perceived importance has risen in the last decade.
Peer Review Under Scrutiny
Sparks flew in dusty Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last weekend, as representatives of the 29 member states of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) – the continent’s home-grown governance promotion instrument – gathered for their biannual meeting on the fringes of the African Union (AU) Summit.
Emerging Commercial Rivalries in Africa: A View from South Africa
The growing importance of emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India and China on the global stage, and their interest in Africa’s resources, has real implications for Africa.
Peer Review should be seen as a Self-Improvement Exercise for SA
In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 30 January 2010, President Jacob Zuma was scheduled to report to his peers regarding the implementation of the country’s National Programme of Action (NPoA), at the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Forum meeting that takes place on the fringes of the African Union (AU) Summit.
Will Oil Build or Break the Back of Ghana’s Democracy?
Ghana is about to start producing oil commercially.
Brazil as a Regional Power in Latin America or South America?
This briefing, part history of ideas, part history of international relations, provides historical background to Brazil’s emergence as a regional power.
Will oil build or break Ghana’s democracy?
Will commercial oil production (due to begin later this year) build or break the back of Ghana’s democracy?
Off Track? Findings from South Africa’s First APRM Implementation Report
This paper summarises and analyses the First Report on the Implementation of South Africa’s African Peer Review Mechanism Programme of Action (Implementation Report).