Views on South Africa’s contribution to global affairs over the last 25 years
It’s been 25 years since South Africa re-joined the international community. In that period, the country has been prominent in helping craft global norms, creating effective institutions in Africa and raising the continent’s profile internationally.
China’s Belt and Road plan: how will it affect Africa?
Depending on who you listen to, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is either the end of the world, or the beginning of a much better one. The initiative is a massive rollout of infrastructure aimed at connecting China to other economic centres in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, and it has become the centrepiece of President Xi Jinping’s foreign policy.
Monitoring and evaluation: The need for standardised principles
The justification for a Southern framework on M&E principles. South-South Cooperation is broadly defined as the exchange of resources, technology, skills and technical know-how among countries of the South to promote social, economic, cultural, political and scientific development.
BAPA+40 in the African context: Is there a role for peace and security?
The importance of south-south cooperation (SSC) to the global development agenda is undisputed.
Challenges in defining South-South Cooperation
The following article draws from previous and ongoing work conducted by the author that led to the recent book publication titled China and India’s Development Cooperation in Africa: The Rise of Southern Powers.
The road to BAPA +40: An African Civil Society Perspective
A growing body of evidence suggests that learning and cooperation among developing nations is increasing in both frequency and complexity.
Lessons from East Asia: Comparing Ethiopia and Vietnam’s Early-Stage Special Economic Zone Development
This paper compares how Ethiopia and Vietnam, two rising stars actively employing industrial policies as catalysts of structural change, have learned from East Asian countries’ experiences in developing their own special economic zones (SEZs).
Wealth from Waste? Chinese Investments and Technology Transfer in the Tanzanian Plastic Recycling Industry
In this paper, I examine the plastic industry’s current state of development in Tanzania and the linkages it has created with the local economy.
Bolsonaro and the BRICS: Bull in a china shop?
Jair Bolsonaro – Brazil’s new president – has drawn the ire of many on the basis of his often-controversial utterances.
South Africa kicks the can down the road on captive predator breeding
The world’s leading lion scientists argue that captive predator breeding has no conservation value. Successful reintroduction from captivity into the wild among large felids is extremely rare.