China’s Africa Strategy is Shifting from Extraction to Investment – Driven from the Industry-Rich Hunan Region
The Hunan model’s specific focus is on agriculture, heavy industry equipment, and transport such as electric automobiles and trains. They are growth industries in many countries in Africa.
SAJIA Special Issue: The Energy Transition and Green Mineral Value Chains
A special issue of the South African Journal of International Affairs focused on a global just energy transition and entitled ‘The energy transition and green mineral value chains: Challenges and opportunities for Africa and Latin America’, is now available.
Launch of the South African Youth Gender Action Plan
Developed by young people and led by the Youth Policy Committee and convened by Youth@SAIIA, the South African Youth Gender Action Plan (SA YGAP) functions as a roadmap to anchor a vision of what a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable future should be in South Africa.
Beyond Bread: Ukraine-Africa Diplomacy
Much has been made of Ukraine’s importance to food security. Prior to the invasion, the country was Africa’s second-largest external supplier of maize and third-largest external supplier of wheat.
The Hunan Model: China’s Zone for the China–Africa Future
Wider availability of finance means that China is now Africa’s leading infrastructure services provider, and that some African countries are precariously exposed to external debt.
The BRICS Local Currency Agenda Has International Implications
Since BRICS currencies’ usage in the third usage context is limited, these efforts are broadly limited to minimum bilateral intra-BRICS trade levels.
Comparing Environmental, Social and Governance Impacts of Chinese-led Infrastructure Projects in Africa and Southeast Asia
After close to three decades of international expansion, Chinese construction firms work around the world, frequently implementing similar projects in different regions of the Global South.
Launch of the Youth Emergency Guide in Partnership With Youth@SAIIA and UNICEF South Africa
The Youth@SAIIA Team, in partnership with UNICEF South Africa, has launched a youth-focused Emergency Preparedness Guide.
Designing AfCFTA E-Commerce Regulations for Africa’s Development
Within the context of global trade disruptions wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting Africa’s e-commerce development is especially important considering the continent’s current integration and development agenda.
Africa’s COVID-19 Response: A Wasted Opportunity
The macroeconomic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the policy responses of African governments suggest that the opportunity to foster a green recovery has not been maximised.