The Evolution and Development of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy in Zambia
The liberal democratic wave that swept through Africa after the collapse of the USSR and communist regimes in eastern Europe spelled an end to several one-party states and military governments on the continent.
Do Think Tanks Benefit from APRM Work? Kenya’s Experience
This paper outlines some critical challenges for research institutes working on the African Peer Review Mechanism. Three papers examining exploring aspects of conducting research on governance in Africa.
Les groupes de réflexion bénéfient-ils du travail du MAEP? L’expérience du Kenya
Ce document décrit certains des problèmes cruciaux pour les instituts de recherche travaillant sur le Mécanisme Africain d’Evaluation par les Pairs.
What should world (and African) leaders do to halt protectionism from spreading?
There is a saying in Africa which goes: “when the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled”. This accurately depicts the fallout from the current global economic disorder since it is clear that whilst Africans had very little to do with the makings of the crisis, we will suffer from it.
Poachers are often simply victims of poor policy
Poachers are not the core problem in the management of South African marine resources, it is poor policy. This poor policy effectively turns ordinary traditional fishers into poachers and traditional law enforcement strategies are failing to curb the problem.
Billions of Dollars Lost to Illegal Fishing in the SADC Region
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is essentially the theft of marine resources, whereby international fishing vessels enter a country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and fish without licenses, or use destructive fishing gear.
Review: ‘Crude Continent – The Struggle for Africa’s Oil Prize’, Duncan Clarke
The Devils’ excrement, or black gold? There are no neutral views on oil. Its exploitation has been the source of fabulous wealth and untold misery.
It’s a question of sovereignty for the DRC
Human nature abhors a vacuum, to misquote Aristotle. This is apparent in the Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
SACU and Deeper Integration
To date the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has entirely abolished tariffs and most quantitative trade restrictions pertaining to intra-SACU trade in its quest for deeper integration.
Africa: Winning the Fight Against Aids?
More countries have a firmer grasp of the extent of the epidemic – in 2004 only 102 countries maintained consistent records, whereas in 2008 45 more have better, more rigorous information about the epidemic.