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The future of the Arab Spring: Islam, Islamism, growing paranoia and future prospects (Part I)

The year 2011 saw Libyan ‘revolutionaries’ call for democracy and human rights. However, the gruesome footage of the capture and subsequent death of Muammar Gaddafi indicates that the...

The Hippo Water Roller: Technology for improved access to water

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Two out of every five people in Africa do not have access to clean drinking water.(2) This means that there are currently 461,215,160 people living on the African continent who are at risk of being...

DA: Statement by James Lorimer, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of mineral resources,on mining job losses (28/03/2012)

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Forecasts indicate that a combination of electricity supply constraints and labour strikes will result in a reduction in mining output this year. Even a conservative estimate of a 1%...

Africa in 2012: Will the dynamics of governance change?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The political landscape of Africa in 2011 was largely defined by the protests in North Africa, which eventually led to the overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, Hosni Mubarak in Egypt...

Botswana lifts ban on new coal prospecting, Severstal ups stake in Liberia project and other news in the Africa Mining roundup

New Report Available

This electronic report includes details on Botswana's decision to lift its ban on new prospecting licences for coal, coal-bed methane and related minerals; Russian steelmaker Severstal increasing...

Nuclear Security: More than Guns, Guards and Gates

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The security of nuclear and other radioactive material and associated technologies will again be in the spotlight from 26 - 27 March 2012 at the second Nuclear Security Summit taking place in...

Control Risks sees no major SA policy changes this year

CONTROL RISK

Major policy changes in South Africa are unlikely this year ahead of the December national conference of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in Mangaung, Control Risks said on Monday. In...

Imagining the Great Green Wall of Africa

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Despite the United Nation’s recent declaration that the deadly Horn of Africa famine of 2011 has finally ended, it remains an obvious and inescapable certainty that the continent will soon...

15 ratifications of the AU Charter on democracy, elections and governance

IDASA

The African Democracy Forum (ADF) and the Africa Democracy Institute (IDASA) would like to congratulate the African Union and the 15 Member States who have ratified the African Charter on...

Daily podcast – January 30, 2012

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South Africa’s empowerment legislation is about to get new teeth to address issues such as fronting and local content procurement, besides others, more than one-million children in the Sahel are...

Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fostering pro-poor growth

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Over 70% of the SSA population live in rural areas and an estimated 60% of the world’s uncultivated land – suitable for farming – belongs to Africa. Agricultural development can stimulate...

Blackthorn proceeds with zinc expansion, Munali nickel ops suspended and more in the African Mining Roundup

New Report Available

Blackthorn Resources' approval to proceed with the expansion of the Perkoa zinc project, in Burkina Faso, suspension of base metals miner Albidon's operations at its Munali nickel mine, in Zambia;...

African Solutions and Twitter Revolutions

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The Arab Spring brought about regime change in three African states – Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Popular uprisings in other states — Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Gabon, Burkina Faso, Malawi,...

Africa rising: The significance of protests in sub-Saharan Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Since the 2008 food crisis, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced an increase in civilian and labour protests. These protests embrace a broad coalition of support, as well as a broad array of issues....

Africa Should Not Allow the Ban on Cluster Munitions to be Undermined

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

This week, until 25 November, diplomats from some 100 States will meet in Geneva for the Fourth Review Conference of the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW). High on the agenda is a new...

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