Questions communes de gouvernance politique africaine : Leçons des six premiers rapports du MAEP
Analyse de la MAEP six premiers rapports d’examen de pays révèle des problèmes communs concernant la gouvernance politique, quoique à des degrés divers. Les solutions proposées sont prometteuses?
Common African Political Governance Issues: Lessons from Six Early APRM Reports
Analysis of the first six APRM Country Review Reports reveals common problems concerning political governance, albeit to different degrees. Do the solutions proposed hold promise?
Seeing REDD:Why the bleeding heart of Africa is also a breathing lung of the world
In Africa, as in the rest of the world, discussions are heating up in preparation for international climate change negotiations, to culminate in Copenhagen at the end of the year
Démocratie et responsabilité : Equilibrer le principe majoritaire et les droits de la minorité
La responsabilisation est l’ingrédient principal nécessaire pour faire les idéaux du constitutionnalisme une réalité.
Democracy and Accountability: Balancing Majority Rule and Minority Rights
Paper 27 by Advocate Paul Hoffman, director of the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa, identifies accountability as the essential ingredient required to make the ideals of constitutionalism a reality.
Multiple Truths and No Reconciliation: the International Criminal Court not yet in Sudan
From an international criminal law perspective, the warrant of arrest for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 4 March 2009 is a historic document.
Has South Africa’s Foreign Policy Influence Peaked?
Has South Africa’s foreign policy influence peaked? If the current state of our nation is difficult to divine, then assessing the state of the country’s international relations is even more perplexing.
The G-20 London Summit
As the global financial crisis deepens, so high-level attempts to contain its fallout intensify.
Trade Talks Challenge Governments to Practical Action
The controversial negotiations over trade agreements between the European Union and regional blocs in Africa are challenging governments to rethink the best way of promoting economic integration across the continent.
Is the global food crisis over?
Since reaching their peak in mid 2008 after increasing since 2003, global food prices began moderating. Many conferences were held to find solutions and A Common Framework of Action (CFA) was adopted by the United Nations (UN) to reverse the crisis.