How Long Can Gordon Brown Last?
In 2007, the ten-year prime ministership of the charismatic Tony Blair came to an end, largely as a result of pressure from his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, who had long aspired to the role.
The Congo Basin Forest Partnership: Together, Shaping the World of the Future
On 11 and 12 November 2009, the sixth plenary session of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Africa’s Peacemaker? Lessons from South African Conflict Mediation
South Africa has done much in the 15 years since the fall of apartheid to establish its leadership on the continent.
Somaliland: An African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition
Somaliland has been described as an ‘inspiring story of resilience and reconstruction, and a truly African Renaissance, that has many lessons to teach the rest of Africa and the international community’.
Enhancing the Governance of Africa’s Oil Sector
This paper evaluates several important international governance initiatives in the African oil sector, including the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Publish What You Pay, Transparency International and Global Witness.
Zimbabwe: Failure to Act on Abuses Threatens Conflict Diamond Process
The decision to give Zimbabwe no more than a slap on the wrist for the human rights abuses which its army has committed on the Marange alluvial diamond fields in the south-east of the country seriously threatens the future of the diamond industry’s initiative to avert consumer boycotts of its gemstones.
African Peer Review: A Progress Update
Seven years after it was established at the inaugural African Union (AU) Summit in Durban in July 2002, how has the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) – the continent’s voluntary home-grown governance monitoring tool – fared?
Forest Governance in Africa
This paper sets out to provide an overview of key forest governance issues across the African continent.
Trade Policy Trajectory in South Africa
Against the backdrop of the global economic crunch and the local economy’s recession, there is a fierce debate on South Africa’s (SA) trade policy trajectory.
Digging Deep for Profits and Development? Reflections on Enhancing the Governance of Africa’s Mining Sector
Africa’s wealth in mineral resources has seldom been used to the benefit of the inhabitants of the countries concerned.