African States at the UN Human Rights Council in 2017
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) is the world’s premier international human rights forum. It was formed in 2006, replacing the UN Commission on Human Rights.
SAIIA strongly condemns xenophobic attacks, calls for leaders to ‘step up to the plate’
South Africans like to repeat a saying that is supposed to encompass the country’s philosophy and behaviour: ‘Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu’, or a person is a person through other people.
Blockchain in the Mining Industry: Implications for sustainable development in Africa
Distributed ledger technologies (DLT) enable the creation of digital databases stored across multiple locations.
Export, Employment, or Productivity? Chinese Investments in Ethiopia’s Leather and Leather Product Sectors
This paper focuses on Chinese investment in Ethiopia’s leather sector and its impact on local development.
The Blind Spot: International Mining in Angoche and Larde, Mozambique
By comparing Chinese and Irish companies in their respective dealings with local civil societies and communities, this study probes the social impacts of heavy sand mining by international companies in Mozambique.
Old flag debate is a symptom of a deeper malaise
It has taken South Africa 25 years to put its foot down on the display of the apartheid flag.
Enhancing Resilience through Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-based Adaptation
African countries safeguard many of the world’s planetary boundaries and healthy ecosystems. However, despite the recognition of their value, the modification and degradation of crucial habitats such as coral reefs, mangrove forests and coastal wetlands continue unabated.
Synchronicity for Africa and the G7
Engagement with Africa requires facing up to inequalities that erode growth and development. We call for a harmonised approach for deeper, more fruitful cooperation between the G7 and this vast continent.
Marine and Coastal Ecosystem-based Adaptation for enhanced resilience in Southern Africa
While the importance of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly recognised globally, Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) has not really gained widespread traction among all stakeholder groupings and in climate change policies, and is yet to be fully integrated.
G20: Where are leaders when you need them?
The G20 sees its role as providing a rudder guiding the global economy through choppy seas.