Russia’s Soft-Power Sources in Africa
While Russia is widely associated with hard power, which relies on force or economic sanctions, it has been trying to recover some of the Soviet Union’s soft power as part of its toolkit to rebuild its influence in Africa.
Russia’s media playbook in Ukraine and Africa — let the great world spin
Russian information operations are the first crucial step in many of its pursuits. In Ukraine, it is about painting Kyiv as the aggressor, Moscow the liberator. In Africa, it is to convey that Russia’s presence on the continent is larger than it really is.
SADC Infrastructure Futures: Pathways to Complementary Regional Interconnectivity
Effective regional connectivity calls for a vibrant relationship between economic and social infrastructure, on the one hand, and an underlying enabling policy framework for the financing and development of sustainable, appropriate infrastructure, on the other.
Integrating African Climate Priorities into the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Growing evidence indicates that addressing the twin challenge of the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis requires greater synergy and integration across these two sectors, and
for them to be treated as two components of the same challenge.
SADC Industrialisation Futures: Towards Economic Wellbeing
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is to transform the region as per SADC Vision 2050, which seeks to build a competitive middle- to high-income industrialised society.
South Africa’s corruption nemesis
A recent report highlights the urgent need for South Africa to implement reforms to combat state capture, reverse institutional decay, and restore confidence in the constitution. The biggest obstacle is the ruling African National Congress, which is beset by factional infighting.
APRM @ 19 – How far so far?
On 9 March 2022, the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) celebrates its 19th birthday. Established in 2003 as the continent’s premier governance self-assessment and promotion tool, the APRM has a mixed history.
Macroeconomic Policy Development in Tanzania
Since independence, Tanzania has experienced a series of economic shocks, which have pushed the country into an economic crisis.
Recovering from COVID: Building Resilience in Select African Economies
This policy insight synthesises the findings of six sub-Saharan African country case studies, analysing their government policy responses to the trade and employment shocks prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exploring the Potential Role of the IMF in Supporting South Africa’s Just Transition
Climate change is no longer a peripheral issue in global economic and financial matters or, indeed, at the country level. The rapid changes in the climate are now being called an emergency.