Afghanistan - Policy, Law & Economics News

Drug trafficking in West Africa: Threatening regional peace, stability and security

This paper discusses how drug trafficking in West Africa causes severe economic, social, political and public health problems across the whole region. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...

DA: Statement by Lindiwe Mazibuko, Parliamentary Leader of the Democratic Alliance, petitions President Zuma to refer Secrecy Bill back to Parliament (14/05/2013)

STATEMENT

The first is the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) position on the Secrecy Bill: where we are. The second is to place the Bill within the wider context of the ever deepening security state in defense...

UN: Navi Pillay: Address by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the University of Witwatersand, Johannesburg, (17/04/2013)

SPEECH

Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for this kind invitation; I'm very pleased to be home, and at Wits. In the past four and a half years - since I became the High Commissioner for Human Rights - my...

Daily podcast – April 16, 2013.

PODCAST

A senior official said on Monday that the World Bank's political risk guarantee agency hopes that with a new insurance facility it can help attract more companies into conflict-hit states early on...

France’s intervention in Mali: A decision that couldn’t be avoided

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This paper discusses France’s military intervention in Mali and the factors that led to France taking the lead of the first phase of the intervention. The security situation in Mali deteriorated...

Environmental drones: The newest weapon in the arsenal against poachers

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Over the past decade, drones (2) have played a large role in the American war on terror.(3) Drones are often discussed in the context of extra-judicial killings,(4) loss of privacy,(5) and...

UK: Statement by the Overseas Development Institute, UK’s leading think tank on international development issues, on countries ranked most vulnerable to 'deadly duo' of conflict and natural disasters (27/02/2013)

STATEMENT

People living in Somalia, Afghanistan and Niger are the most at risk from being affected by the often devastating combination of natural disasters and conflicts, according to a new report from the...

Daily podcast – February 13, 2013.

PODCATS

South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says the State recognises that the level and momentum of the country’s trade, economic relations and...

Foreign aid and corruption: Their relationship and the Ugandan Government’s quandary - Part 1

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

While it has been a vital necessity for the socio-economic development of its beneficiaries (usually developing countries), foreign aid money has acted as a source of corruption. If not handled...

PP: Statement by Pretoria Pen, literary society, on South Africa's chains of the mind (08/02/2013)

STATEMENT

Since 1989 violence in South Africa has almost constantly increased to a level where the country today resembles a war zone. In fact, civilian casualty rates in South Africa are higher than in...

Agriculture, Furniture & Marmalade – Southern African motorsport heroes

VIDEO

An African team is set to race in the famous Le Mans 24-hour sports car race in 2014 – and the man behind the wheel is Brenthurst Foundation director Greg Mills. Mills is an avid amateur racing...

SA drops further in corruption perception survey

CORRUPTION

The perception of the prevalence of corruption in South Africa’s public sector is worsening, with the country slipping further in Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions...

US: Michelle Obama: Address by the First Lady of the United States, at Final Campaign Rally, Des Moines, Iowa (06/11/2012)

SPEECH

And more than anything else, I want to thank you all for being here tonight. I mean, as you know this is a pretty emotional time for us, because this is the final event of my husband's final...

SA: Dina Pule: Address by the Minister of Communications, at the Second e-Skills Summit 2012 and ITU Global ICT Forum on Human Capital Development, Cape Town (23/10/2012)

SPEECH

Welcome to Cape Town and South Africa. If you’ve witnessed the beauty of the Mother City I’m sure you’ll realise why it was voted the World Design Capital of the Year 2014. South Africa is...

Stepping forward or stepping back? An overview of women’s rights in relation to the Arab Uprisings - Part 1

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

From the ban on women’s driving in Saudi Arabia, to the social stigmas which fuel honour killings, to the ever-controversial issue of the hijab (headscarf), women’s rights in the Middle East...

City Accra Bissau Cape Town Johannesburg Algiers Dallas Friedersdorf Dublin Stockholm Dakar Motorsport And Des Moines Greenwood Sioux City Tomorrow Vegas Washington Cairo Kabul London	Company Associated Press Le Monde The Guardian Education Lonmin Google Human Rights Ansar Al-Din Islamic Maghreb Reuters Amazon New York Times SOCO International IGG The World Bank Group Transparency International Facebook Formula 1 Toyota BDO South Africa South African Airways The New York Times Government Organised Labour Preparing Human Capital State Owned Enterprises Telkom World Design Capital	Continent Africa America Europe South America Asia Americas	Country Afghanistan Algeria Colombia Egypt France Ghana Guinea-Bissau Libya Mali Morocco Niger Nigeria United States Iraq Pakistan South Africa Israel Palestinian Territories Rwanda Syria Yugoslavia Angola Canada Ivory Coast Liberia Mozambique Myanmar Zimbabwe Benin Guinea Senegal Togo Brazil Congo Democratic Republic Of Congo Indonesia Japan Kenya Nepal Somalia Yemen Russia Sudan Denmark Finland Germany Ireland New Zealand North Korea Norway Singapore Sweden Uganda United Kingdom Australia Malawi Botswana Cape Verde China India Lesotho Mauritius Namibia Seychelles Gambia Bahrain Saudi Arabia Tunisia Turkey	Currency ATS USD
Industry Term Criminal Groups Criminal Networks Inadequate Law Enforcement Mechanisms Insurgency Networks Insurgent Networks Law Enforcement Local Trafficking Networks Manufacturing Zone Organised Criminal Networks Research Research Groups Social Infrastructure Transport Law-making Process Communications Universe Healthcare Insurance Facility Severe Food Shortage Food Night-vision Equipment Technology Project Food Price Fluctuations Certain Basic Services Government Services Car Race Historic Car Series Media Headlines Clean Energy Energy Jobs Foreign Oil Manufacturing Oil Company Profits Cellphone Technology E-skills E-social Mobile Technology Pipes Social Networking	Person Alexander Holmgren Claire Furphy Kofi Anan Kofi Annan Nicky Berg Olusegun Obasanjo Alf Lees Blade Nzimande Darryl Worth David Maynier Dene Smuts Desmond Tutu Jacob Zuma Jonathan Shapiro Max Sisulu Mido Macia Mokhatla Mzilikazi Wa Afrika Nomgcobo Jiba Christof Heynes Nelson Mandela Rashida Manjoo Barack Obama Michel Wormser Tendai Biti Zwelinzima Vavi Ban Ki Ban Ki-moon Diango Cissoko Fran Gerard Araud Hollande Jean-Yves Le Drian Nicolas Sarkozy Raffaello Pantucci Allen Crawford Angela Kariuki Joshua Alter Muhammad Atef Katie Harris Andris Piebalgs John Baird Kgalema Motlanthe Lulu Xingwana Maite Nkoana-Mashabane Vadimir Putin Catherine Akurut Yoweri Museveni Angela Merkel Breyten Breytenbach Chris Barnard Gustav Venter Jan Rabie Louw Rabie Pascal Bruckner Pieter Pieterse Riana Scheepers Thabo Mbeki Colin Davis David Richards Eddie Keizan Greg Mills Joyce Banda Mark Moon Mike Pilbeam Morgan Tsvangirai David Lewis Huguette Labelle Julius Malema Killian Pierre Kilian Bill Clinton Bruce Braley Bruce Springsteen Christie Vilsack Edith Childs Leonard Boswell Mike Fitzgerald Osama Bin Laden Start Tom Harkin Tom Miller Tom Vilsack Agostinho Zacharias Brahima Sanou Harold Wesso Pinky Moholi Aboul Fotouh Al Nafjan Al Yacoub Amina Filali Anas Bin Malik Ashur Shamis Ben Ali Fatimah Al-Fihri Hamid Dabashi Mustafa Kemal Atat Watch	Published Medium The Guardian Der Spiegel New Statesman The Long War Journal Time Magazine New York Times USA Today New Vision Beeld The New York Times The Arab Uprisings Herald	Region Central Africa Latin America Middle East Northern Mali Southern Africa West Africa Darfur North Africa Southern Mali East Africa Far East Sub-Saharan Africa Northern Uganda Eastern Europe South Africa	Facility Lonmin Mine Nkandla Homestead Supreme Court Of Appeal Fragile Economies Facility Royal United Services Institute Swedish National Defence College Building America Iowa Headquarters Skills Institute Qarawiyeen University
Natural Feature Western Cape Sahara	Technology Communications Technology Geo-spatial Technology Smartphone This Technology Fluid Dynamics Cellphone Technology Mobile Devices Mobile Technology	Sports Event The Boston Marathon Formula 1 The 2011 Australian Grand Prix	Medical Treatment Amputations	Province Or State Texas Colorado Florida Iowa New Hampshire Ohio South Carolina Virginia
Market Index Corruption Perceptions	Medical Condition Chronic Poverty Diseases	Product Homes Applause	Holiday Christmas	Movie Air Force One
Operating System Ubuntu

News SA News Africa News International News	Case Law Constitutional Court Supreme Court of Appeal High Courts Magistrates Courts	Elections Election Schedule 2009 Election Schedule 2010 Election Schedule 2011 South African Local Government Elections 2011 Country Profiles	Legislation Acts Bills Documents for Public Comment Notices & Regulations Policy Documents Constitution Proclamations	Polity Focus Multimedia Black Economic Empowerment Commercial Crime Competition Law Consumer Protection Environmental Law Immigration Law and Services Intellectual Property Labour and Employment Law Legal Education Mergers & Acquisitions New Companies Act Polity Year in Review Tax, Customs and Excise Advertising Info

Multimedia Podcasts Video	Legal Briefs Adams & Adams Bouwer Kobeli Morabe Bowman Gilfillan Cameron Cross Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Labour Law Management Consulting Masephule Dinga Inc MDA Consulting Norton Rose Spoor and Fisher Tabacks Warburton Gunn Attorneys Webber Wentzel Werksmans	Recommendations Budget Information Speeches Statements Jobs History of Polity Website Legal Notice ANC Road to Manguang 2012 iSchoolAfrica Youth Press Team	Opinion Multimedia Adam Habib Aubrey Matshiqi Chris Watters Global Account Hot Spot Insight Africa IDASA ISS Look South Polemics Real Economy SAIIA