Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Comparative International Perspectives
Regional integration is based on common assumptions about political institutions and frameworks.
Marching to a Different Tune: Political Change and Policing Transformation in SA and Northern Ireland
The process of police transformation in societies undergoing transition is an issue of some importance.
A Continent Apart: Kosovo, Africa and Humanitarian Intervention
“It is seldom that a single event should spark worldwide debate and polarise international opinion. The March 1999 NATO military intervention in Kosovo in response to serious human rights violations was one of those rare occurrences.”
Fragments of Trade
In late February a diplomatic flurry in the regional trading firmament erupted. Our Foreign Minister stated in Parliament that the EU, out of fear over the Chinese trade “threat”, is using Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU to lock in old colonial trading relationships.
Nepad Policy Focus: Working Together: Assessing Public-Private Partnerships in Africa
In this report, the second in the NEPAD POLICY FOCUS series published by SAIIA’s Nepad and Governance Project, Peter Farlam draws lessons from the experience of implementing public-private partnerships.
France Promotes New Relationship With Continent
After a brief stop in Chad last week, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France went on to visit a country not traditionally part of the French area of influence in Africa – South Africa.
Can we not see ourselves in the immigrants we despise?
The South African government’s response to the report of the Panel of Eminent Persons of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) was: “The assertion that illegal immigrants are subjected to brutal and inhuman treatment is strongly disputed.”
Trade Policy Briefings
The SAIIA Trade Policy Briefing Series, published between 2003 and 2008, covers critical issues relating to South Africa’s overall trade strategy.
Trend towards democracy
Several African countries made notable progress towards good governance this year, and there is reason to be optimistic that this trend should continue.
What China’s New Activism in UN means for Africa
The despatching of 135 Chinese peacekeeping troops to the troubled Darfur region this week as part of the UN-AU hybrid force highlights the changing role that China is playing in Africa.