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In a move to further bolster China-Africa relations, Vice-President Xi Jinping visited three African countries in mid-November 2010. His visit to South Africa, Angola and Botswana highlighted...
The Republic of Guinea, a West African state, is on the verge of making history. It is on the road towards a return to democratic governance following the first round of elections held in June 2010...
Conflict, as we know it today, has endured major transformation since the earliest days. In the contemporary world, three major causes of conflict have been identified: cultural, social...
From oil and gas to cocoa, cotton and copper, Asia’s shopping list covers all the goods and commodities that Africa could possibly supply. Indeed, the past decade has witnessed a substantial...
In recent years, the South African press has told countless stories of the mushrooming of shopping centres in the country’s township areas. In Soweto, for example, arguably South Africa’s...
Corruption is a pervasive problem in both the developed and developing world. In recent years, the problem has gained much interest due primarily to a series of high level corruption cases in...
Depending on the view one subscribes to, the number of states in Africa can either be 53 or 54. The reason for this state of confusion stems from Morocco's withdrawal from the Organisation of...
On 1 July 2010, a butchered rhinoceros cow was found dead with her horn hacked off with a panga in the Borakalalo National Game Reserve in the North West province of South Africa.(2) When an...