Resilient ecosystems and disaster risk reduction: Opportunities for coastal cities in Africa
Natural disasters are a threat to both natural and human systems. As a result of climate change, extreme weather events are expected to become more frequent.
Chinese Medical Teams: Knowledge Transfer in Ethiopia and Malawi
Officially tasked with patient care and training medical professionals in host countries, China has been sending medical teams to Africa since the 1960s.
The Footprint of Chinese Private Security Companies in Africa
The African continent’s threat spectrum encompasses all the risks, from criminal to political violence, that public and private Chinese companies are going to experience throughout the Belt & Road Initiative.
Guidelines for implementing PPPs in SADC
The adoption of public–private partnerships (PPPs) in developed countries could be instructive to developing economies with tight fiscal constraints that want to develop infrastructure with broader social developmental aims
Understanding the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will launch in June this year. Once completed, it will have a combined gross domestic product (GDP) of more than $2 trillion and 1.2 billion people.
A decade of G20 summitry: Assessing benefits, limitations & future of global club governance
A decade on from its elevation to a global leadership forum, the Group of 20 (G20) merits nuanced, updated evaluation.
Africa could be the winner as the US attempts to stifle Huawei
The adoption of 5G technology, powered by Chinese tech giant Huawei, has become a game of international geopolitical football with Donald Trump as the self-appointed referee. Africa is set to become an early adopter – but there are political, economic and security risks attached.
Strategic choices for South Africa’s leadership in 2020
In February, President Cyril Ramaphosa became the chairman of the African Union (AU) for a year, as well as the chairman of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) until the end of 2021.
Trump’s travel ban benefits only China
If the US wants to counter Chinese influence in Africa, greater engagement with Nigeria seems like a no-brainer. But, with its decision to include Africa’s largest economy in its expanded long-term travel ban, President Donald Trump’s administration is doing just the opposite.
South Africa has a new chance to promote good governance in Africa
As South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his term as chairperson of Africa’s premier instrument aimed at promoting good governance among member states, his country has a perfect opportunity to set a good example by using the process to review its own governance failures, writes Steven Gruzd, a leading continental expert on the subject.