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).
Africa Needs its own ‘G-Club’ to Meet the Challenges at Home and Globally
Forming ‘clubs of states’ to resolve common problems is proving an effective global alternative to the multilateral institutions of yesteryear.
Trends in African Governance: South Africa Slipping
Which way is governance going on the African continent and particularly in South Africa?
Nigeria: Media, Civil Society Must Call Govt to Account
For the vast majority of Nigeria’s population of more than 140 million, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) country review report for Nigeria published this week will have significance only if the media and civil society respond strongly to its findings, and if it is able to trigger substantial reforms.
Foreign Policy under Zuma: Change of Style or Substance?
Since the inauguration of President Jacob Zuma’s Cabinet in May 2009, have there been discernable changes in South Africa’s foreign policy?
Ensuring southern Africa is not roasted in Copenhagen
This week’s Copenhagen summit on climate change is unlikely to deliver much beyond a broad framework agreement, leaving many details to be worked out in the build-up to the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012.
China’s Engagement with the Nigerian Oil Sector
China used to access Nigerian oil exclusively through long-term contracts and purchases on the spot market, but its economy’s rapidly growing demand for oil has led the Chinese government to seek increased Chinese ownership of Nigerian oil reserves.
Chinese Investment in African Free Trade Zones: Lessons from Nigeria’s Experience
Nigeria’s free trade zone (FTZ) legislation has been in place for 17 years, but progress in implementation has been uneven and slow.