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China’s Belt and Road plan: how will it affect Africa?

Depending on who you listen to, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is either the end of the world, or the beginning of a much better one. The initiative is a massive rollout of infrastructure aimed at connecting China to other economic centres in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, and it has become the centrepiece of President Xi Jinping’s foreign policy.

Monitoring and evaluation: The need for standardised principles

The justification for a Southern framework on M&E principles. South-South Cooperation is broadly defined as the exchange of resources, technology, skills and technical know-how among countries of the South to promote social, economic, cultural, political and scientific development.

BAPA+40 in the African context: Is there a role for peace and security?

The importance of south-south cooperation (SSC) to the global development agenda is undisputed.

Challenges in defining South-South Cooperation

The following article draws from previous and ongoing work conducted by the author that led to the recent book publication titled China and India’s Development Cooperation in Africa: The Rise of Southern Powers.

The road to BAPA +40: An African Civil Society Perspective

A growing body of evidence suggests that learning and cooperation among developing nations is increasing in both frequency and complexity.

Bolsonaro and the BRICS: Bull in a china shop?

Jair Bolsonaro – Brazil’s new president – has drawn the ire of many on the basis of his often-controversial utterances.

South Africa kicks the can down the road on captive predator breeding

The world’s leading lion scientists argue that captive predator breeding has no conservation value. Successful reintroduction from captivity into the wild among large felids is extremely rare.

BAPA+40: Learning from the Global South

One word to describe the current state of multilateralism is ‘contested’. Within existing international institutions, like the United Nations, debates on global governance reform have been politicised to a point of gridlock.

Fresh perspectives on the future of China-Africa ties

Few global trends are as momentous as the flourishing relationship between Africa and China.

African peer review: progress is being made, but there are problems

There was great excitement and hype when the African Peer Review Mechanism was launched 16 years ago. This was because it presented an innovative approach to improving governance on the continent.