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The role of entrepreneurship and innovation in improving the health status of Sub-Saharan Africa

In the last 10 years or so, Africa has experienced a wave of innovative efforts in the technology, agriculture and services sectors, which have immensely improved the lives of Africans. For...

US instructors to train African troops for Mali in Niger

military training

US military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a UN-backed offensive against al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali, senior military officers said on...

EU will give over €500m to help Mali rebuild

MALI WAR

The European Union will pledge more than half a billion euros to help Mali rebuild after months of conflict, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday. "Tomorrow we will...

Daily podcast – May 13, 2013

PODCAST

The African Development Bank says Africa's economic development is being held back by a "hemorrhage" of illicit financial flows, which may be getting worse. Calling for reforms to stem the losses,...

Mali asks donors for two billion euros to rebuild country

DONATION

Mali will ask international donors for nearly €2-billion to help rebuild the country and try to halt a resurgence of al Qaeda-linked Islamists who were driven out of the major northern towns by a...

SA: Derek Hanekom: Address by the Minister of Science and Technology, at the Closing Session of the South Africa-German Year of Science, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany (16/04/2013)

SPEECH

Our respective countries are both acutely aware of the important role that R&D and innovation play in economic development. A strong S&T network, which includes higher education institutions,...

Preying on the weak: Vulture fund abuse in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The harsh realities incurred by many African nations following decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century produced violent civil wars, extreme poverty and shortcomings in sustainable development....

The ‘Maritime Education and Awareness Initiative’ – Slingshot African maritime education into a new orbit - Part 2

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Part 1 of this paper first looked at a possible concept aimed at the fusion and acceleration of these developments by way of the Maritime Education and Awareness Initiative, designed to achieve...

UK: David Cameron: Address by the British Prime Minister, on the future of the European Union and the United Kingdom, Europe (23/01/2013)

SPEECH

What Churchill described as the twin marauders of war and tyranny have been almost entirely banished from our continent. Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the...

Mali: War By Default

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

In an apparent attempt to replicate their successes of last year, Islamist rebels in northern Mali launched fresh attacks on government positions in early January. These attacks resulted in another...

Mali war against Islamists unlikely before mid 2013

mali crisis

Any foreign-backed offensive to retake control of northern Mali from al Qaeda-linked Islamists will take at least six months to prepare, plans seen by Reuters show, a delay that runs counter to the...

SA: Statement by Boycott Divestment and Sanctions South Africa, call for South Africa to sever Israeli ties over attacks on Gaza (16/11/2012)

STATEMENT

Nationwide rallies are being organized across South Africa in protest against the recent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which have claimed at least 19 lives including that of 6 children. The...

Daily podcast – November 13, 2012.

PODCAST

The Supreme Court of Appeal (or SCA) on Monday found it difficult to accept that a visa application for an international figure could take several months to be processed.

SA: Statement by Elizabeth Thabethe, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, on trade and economic relations with Czech (27/09/2012)

STATEMENT

South Africa and the Czech Republic have recommitted themselves to further enhance trade and economic relations. The commitment was made yesterday in Prague, Czech at the end of the second session...

EU-South Africa Summit

SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE

The 5th European Union-South Africa Summit took place in Brussels, Belgium this week. Since 2008, the European Union and South Africa have met annually to discuss bilateral, regional and global...

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