Africa’s Sustainable Blue Economy: The Role of Incubators and Accelerators
Oceans have been described as the quintessential sustainable development issue, as they sustain the global economy and are a critical resource, fundamental to human survival.
Green hydrogen offers a window to redefine the Africa-Australia and Africa-Australia-Europe partnerships
Conflict in Europe has fast-forwarded a global race for green hydrogen. Australia was already well-placed, having already begun pursuit of large-scale green hydrogen development projects domestically and overseas.
Africa needs to forge a unified approach to Russia before 2023 Russia-Africa Summit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Africa highlights the need for the development of a continental Russian strategy to avoid becoming a pawn in global power games.
Access to Tech Finance for the Peaceful Application of Nuclear Technology in Africa
Nuclear energy can support the development objectives enshrined in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the AU’s Agenda 2063, and can bolster African countries’ energy mix.
Transitions and Resilience: Natural Resource Governance Trends in Africa
Africa needs ambitious and coordinated action to enhance resilience and position it to benefit from key technological, geopolitical and political economy transitions.
Industrial policy options for Southern Africa: Scenarios set out possibilities and risks
There is a need to transform the underlying economic principles of the economies in Southern African countries to address the persistent challenges of severe poverty and unemployment.
A Chinese port in Nigeria will change the world economy
In November 2010, little-known Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping gave a speech in South Africa promoting the creation of “a new type of China-Africa strategic partnership for a better future.”
Total nuclear ban: civil society sets tone for major global conferences
It’s a daunting task, but one that must proceed. This was the consensus of civil society movements from across the world, which met recently to discuss working towards global nuclear disarmament.
We hear nuclear survivors, but is the world listening?
The nuclear rhetoric surrounding the Ukraine war has returned the atomic bomb to the collective consciousness and with it, a reminder of the cost to human lives spanning decades if such a weapon were to be used.
2022 SAIIA Young Leaders Declaration
After a 2-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the SAIIA Young Leaders Conference has returned.