Zambian Civil Society’s Arduous APRM Journey
Zambia began its African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) journey when president Levy Mwanawasa was in office in January 2006, but slowed down during subsequent administrations.
A One Health Approach to Combatting COVID-19 and Illegal Wildlife Trade in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disastrous impact on the global economic and social fabric.
Nuclear Science and Technology: Driving Africa’s Development
In 2013 the AU adopted Agenda 2063 as the continent’s strategic framework for sustainable development and economic growth.
Chinese Infrastructure Provision to the Global South and the Setting of Rail Standards
One of the hallmark project types of the Belt and Road Initiative, driven by the People’s Republic of China, is the construction of railways to connect developing countries to markets using high-speed rail where possible, and often using standard-gauge rail, which is sometimes different from existing infrastructure.
Conflict-Sensitive Infrastructure Development: Key Considerations for the AU
The AU’s Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) has an ambitious agenda to connect and integrate the continent through hard and soft infrastructure.
The Urgent Race to Net Zero: Exploring African Priorities for COP26
The global COVID-19 pandemic has marked a turning point in business-as-usual practices, highlighting the need to re-think and re-establish economy-wide norms based on systemic sustainability and equity considerations.
Nuclear energy: A possible solution to Africa’s electrification shortfalls
Access to reliable sources of electricity has become the bedrock of socio-economic development in the 21st century.
Estimating the Economic Impact of Chinese BRI Investment in Africa
China’s investment in African infrastructure as part of its Belt and Road Initiative has proven to be both transformative and controversial. While investment projects are helping Africa to close its infrastructure gap, they have also raised fears of runaway debt levels.
The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty: An African Perspective
This policy insight examines the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW, also known as the Ban Treaty) from an African perspective.
This youth month let’s reimagine our future
Every year on 16 June, South Africa celebrates Youth Day, honouring the student and youth uprisings that profoundly changed the socio-political landscape of South Africa. Celebrating this day gives us the opportunity to look back, to remember where we have come from and what we have been fighting for.