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With the many elections held in 2011, Africa witnessed what one may call a ‘generational progression on democracy’. Ironically, the nominations for the elections at the African Union Commission...
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,...
For centuries conflict and resources have been intrinsically interlinked.(2) In the present era, the fight for resources continues to be a feature of contemporary conflict. Most notable are the...
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...
Cameroon’s latest Presidential election has seen long-serving incumbent Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement, or RDPC retaining office with a resounding 77.99% of the vote....
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has responded to the loss of economic momentum in South Africa by allowing for a moderate rise in government expenditure. This will result in the deficit rising to...
This paper analyses inflation dynamics in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) using a constructed dataset for country-specific commodity price indices and panel cointegrated...
South Africa's ANC has failed the people and its policy shortcomings have set the stage for an uprising similar to the ones that toppled longstanding governments in North Africa, an influential...