Gender and small-scale fisheries in Africa

Fisheries – and small-scale fisheries in particular – contribute significantly to economic and food security in Africa. Women play an important role along the fisheries value chain and in fishing communities. However, their contributions often go unrecognised and therefore unconsidered.
Livelihood interventions and biodiversity conservation in Quirimbas National Park

Identifying and promoting diversified livelihood opportunities are crucial to enhance communities’ ability to respond to a changing coastal environment.
The African Democracy Charter At 11: Averting Democratic Deconsolidation

Inconsistencies between the objectives of the African Democracy Charter and political practices in African states strain the democratic agenda.
Who leads Africa?

Pan-Africanism – the liberation of Africans through regional cohesion and solidarity – has played a crucial role in shaping the continent’s development.
Strengthening Africa-Europe ties in the city of dragons

Slovenia’s capital city Ljubljana – with a population of just 250,000 – is symbolised by dragons and is one of the greenest cities in Europe.
From Promise to Practice: Can South Africa’s Legal Framework for Mineral Resources Facilitate the Realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals?

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a concerted global effort to realise the imperatives of sustainability. It is crucial that South Africa, which plays a leading role on the African continent, makes every effort to realise the targets set out by the SDGs.
How to break the impasse between opposing camps in ivory trade debate

Elephants are in an extremely precarious state in both Africa and Asia. Demand for ivory from Africa has caused significant declines in wild populations. This is now accompanied by new demand for elephant skins from Asia.
The future is African

As we celebrate Africa Day on 25 May, it is fitting to look to the future and the potential this continent holds.
How Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could impact Africa

US President Donald Trump’s Iran misadventure is a timely reminder that America may be too big and powerful for Africa to ignore, but also too dangerous to try and accommodate when wrong.
Cultivating Smallholder Inclusion in Southern Africa’s Macadamia Nut Value Chains

Using country case studies of South Africa, Mozambique and Malawi, this paper examines the development of the macadamia nut sector in each country.