Looking beyond the Doha Round
Reforming the WTO Negotiating Process
Chinese Migration in Africa
With all the scholarly and media interest in the China/Africa relationship of late, it is somewhat surprising that so little has been written about Chinese migrants in Africa.
China in Mozambique: A Cautious Approach
China’s engagement with Africa has taken a different form in its relations with Mozambique, which are characterised by caution and compromise.
Gaza: is there a Solution?
As soon as Barack Obama took over the Oval office as the 44th President of the United States and Hillary Clinton entered her Eighth Floor office at the State Department, it was clear that immediate action on the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli feud was one of the incoming administration’s most urgent challenges.
Chinese Provinces as Foreign Policy Actors in Africa
China’s engagement in Africa is becoming increasingly multilayered, as provinces are stepping up efforts to expand their presence in Africa.
A Stitch out of Time? Africa’s Solution to the Zimbabwean Crisis
Seeking ‘African solutions to African problems’ is frequently adopted as a mantra to conflict resolution by a curious partnership of African leaders eager to prove their capacity to meet their own challenges, and western powers who have historically been eager to help Africa along but increasingly prefer to let Africans clean up after their own mess or dig themselves in deeper.
Political Liberalisation and Party Radicalisation in Algeria: The Case of the Islamic Front of Salvation
Starting in the late 1980s the Algerian political system underwent important changes. In 1989 Algeria moved from a one-party system to multipartyism. The Islamic parties were the biggest beneficiaries of the country’s political liberalisation.
“Helping” Africa
Particular moments – like Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration – seem wired with history. Expectations are high that he will be a natural friend of Africa. Could his presidency be the historical moment in which Africa assumes its place in the world?
La gouvernance économique et les normes de gestion : Ce que devrait rechercher la société civile
Conseils à la société civile sur la meilleure façon d’utiliser les éléments de la gouvernance économique du MAEP pour tenir leurs gouvernements responsables de la dépense publique.
The APRM’s Economic Governance and Management Standards: What Civil Society Should Look For
Advice to civil society on how to best use the economic governance elements of APRM to hold their governments accountable for public expenditure. Three papers examining exploring aspects of conducting research on governance in Africa.