A New South African Climate Diplomacy: G7, G20 and Beyond
South Africa has played an important role in global climate negotiations, but this can be further scaled up to respond more directly to the imperative of a more geostrategic and mainstream economic framing of climate diplomacy, and debates around how to ‘build back better’ in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COP26: Transitioning to a green hydrogen economy in the spotlight
Moving rapidly towards a green hydrogen economy would help South Africa secure its domestic energy supply and drive economic growth through the export of green hydrogen powerfuels and technology to European and Asian markets. Solid investments in a post-pandemic green recovery through renewable energy generation and policy regulation could accelerate South Africa’s economic recovery.
An African Climate Finance Agenda for COP26
The climate finance landscape is both wide and deep and is driven by a number of inter-related and complex considerations.
Why Regional Value Chains in Africa Need to go Digital
After years of de-industrialisation and limited intra-regional trade, which have been serious constraints to inclusive growth and development, African countries have an opportunity to leverage the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area to accelerate their industrialisation efforts and greatly improve their economic well-being.
Time for South Africa to strongly consider internet voting
South Africa (SA), like the rest of the democratic world, faces the dilemma of having to conduct an election during a global pandemic.
Zimbabwean civil society organisations identify critical issues for country’s APRM process
The Zimbabwean Government under President Emmerson Mnangagwa acceded to the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in February of 2020.
Civil society submission to the APRM in Zimbabwe
This report was compiled by civil society organisations and individual contributors in Zimbabwe during the course of 2020 and 2021, guided by SAIIA and the SIVIO Institute in Harare.
COVID-19 and its Impact on Senegal’s Macroeconomic Structure
The spread of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 has caused high mortality and morbidity rates across
the globe.
Macroeconomic Policy Development in Tanzania
During the period between 1961, when Tanzania attained independence, and the mid-1980s, the country followed socialist macroeconomic policies.
Mapping the Future of Africa–China Relations: Insights from West Africa
The year 2020 marked two decades since the start of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).