Casper Hendrik Claassen

26 May 2012

12 Dec 2011

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

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...

25 Jul 2011

South Korea in Africa: Understanding South Korea’s interest in Africa (Part II)

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This CAI paper follows up on a previous CAI paper which was entitled Korea-Africa aid and investment: Fostering an agricultural revolution.(2) As stated in that piece, the emphasis of both articles...

11 Jul 2011

Africa’s burgeoning middle class: The rise of the plebeians

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa is often painted as a continent of misery, despair, and hopelessness. On a daily basis, news and pictures are presented by the media which perpetuate this image. Although media like...

17 Jun 2011

Reversing deforestation and desertification: The NGOs that are painting Africa green

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reported in 2008 that “Africa is losing more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of forest every year – twice the world’s average...

23 May 2011

Korea-Africa aid and investment: Fostering an agricultural revolution (Part I)

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This CAI paper is the first in a two-part series that focuses on the relationship between Africa and South Korea; one which has received surprisingly little coverage. Whilst the relationships...

01 Mar 2011

Saemaul Undong in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Eradicating rural poverty

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Rural poverty has been a persistent affliction faced by the majority of sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.(2) It has hampered the development efforts of most of SSA and has invariably led to the...

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