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Commodities as a blessing and a curse: The potential for a sub-Saharan Spring

As the Arab Spring awaits the outcomes of the elections in Egypt and the unrest in Syria, the world media has once again turned its attention toward Iran’s controversial nuclear ambitions. As the...

Kabila party loses seats in Congo parliament – results

ELECTIONS

Democratic Republic of Congo's ruling party has lost more than 40% of its legislative seats to rivals but will remain the largest bloc in parliament, according to full results from a November 28...

DA: Statement by David Maynier, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of defence and military veterans, on Zuma and the SANDF (23/01/2012)

Statements

Letters from President Jacob Zuma tabled in Parliament today clearly show how constitutional provisions were violated during three major deployments of the South African National Defence Force...

Agricultural development and 'land grabs': The Chinese presence in the African agricultural sector

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

This paper examines Chinese interests in the African agricultural sector and Africa’s response to this interest. It also analyses the accusations of ‘land grabbing’ levelled at China by some...

Africa and the Convention Banning Biological and Toxin Weapons

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The Seventh Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction (BTWC)...

Africa's time to shine is NOW!

INSIGHT AFRICA

At the end of 2011, and the beginning of a new year, Europe is in a mess and likely to get much worse before it gets better. Africa, by contrast, is solvent. Africa is already into a growth cycle....

Six years on: the UN’s International Tracing Instrument and how to stop the illicit arms trade

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The ability to trace small arms and light weapons (SALW) is an important step toward transparency and preventing the illicit use of firearms in conflict and crime. December 8th 2011 marks the 6th...

SA: Statement by Mac Maharaj, Presidency spokesperson, on the DRC elections (05/12/2011)

Statements

His Excellency Jacob Zuma in his capacity as Chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation (Troika) and President of the Republic of South Africa would like to...

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