Nexus Between Food Security and Trade in the Run-up to the World Food Systems Summit
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the trade war between China and the US, competing paradigms on the relationship between food trade and security have become more complex than ever ahead of the UN World Food Systems Summit in 2021.
Rebuilding trust, reliability, and predictability
Most parts of the world sighed in relief when the outcome of the U.S. presidential election was announced—not only because the wait had been long, but also because the victory of Joe Biden signaled a return to a more civil, less shrill America.
‘China-powered’ African Agency and its Limits: The Case of the DRC 2007–2019
Does China provide African countries with ‘China-powered’ agency to challenge other external actors for their own political benefit?
SADC Futures of e-Mobility: EVs as Enablers of a New Energy Paradigm
The global energy landscape has changed dramatically over the past 25 years, but there are potentially much larger and rapid changes in store in the future.
SADC e-Mobility Outlook: Accelerating Low Carbon Transport Futures
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is host to countries with stark disparities in development ranging from least developing such as Malawi to middle income such as South Africa.
SADC e-Mobility Scenarios: Pathways beyond the ICE Age
In preparing this report, SAIIA’s Futures programme brought together a number of industry experts, government representatives, academics and thinkers using a scenarios-building methodology to explore the implications of the roll-out of EVs in the SADC region.
Impact of COVID-19 on financial stability in Africa
COVID-19 has been very damaging to global equity and debt markets, especially in developing markets with riskier assets.
SADC Futures of Mining: Implications of Large-Scale EV Adoption
The large-scale adoption of electrical vehicles (EVs) is both an opportunity and threat if SADC member states do not act proactively to adjust to the future of mining.
Comparing the Effects of Chinese and Traditional Official Finance on State Repression and Public Demonstrations in Africa
There is little, non-biased, existing literature on the effects of Chinese official finance on state repression and public demonstrations.
SADC Automobile Futures: Towards Just e-Mobility Transitions
This policy insight reviews the pathways toward enabling just e-mobility transitions in SADC member states.