East Africa - Policy, Law & Economics News

Room to move: Examining barriers to the mobility of goods and intra-African trade

A number of African countries have experienced significant growth over the past few years. Indeed, between 2000 and 2009, 11 African economies grew at a rate of over 11%.(2) Meanwhile the whole...

Tackle Food Insecurity Through the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Over the next few decades Africa’s population is expected to expand to more than that of China or India, constituting about 23% of the global population by 2050. It is also expected that...

ANC: Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: Address by African Union Commission Chairperson, at the African National Congress Womens League AU open lecture, Pretoria (29/07/2012)

SPEECH

It is with honour and humility to have been invited to address this gathering on the issue of the African Union. Let me begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to all of you for your good...

The vital business case for integration in Africa – and the chance of a complimentary invitation to all businesses active on the continent

INSIGHT AFRICA

Omega Investment Research has organised Euro-African conferences in different centres ever since its establishment in the year 1990. Our most recent Euro-African conferences were in London on 31...

Lessons from World Economic Forum on Africa: Investment opportunities, hotspots and pitfalls

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Looking back at the World Economic Forum on Africa one might conclude that the future for Africa is looking rather bright. However, issues of obstacles and pitfalls were obviously raised and it is...

$500bn infrastructrue plan to be presented to SADC leaders in August

REGIONAL INTEGRATION

A Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Infrastructure Master Plan (RIMP), which could involve cross-border projects with a combined investment value of up to $500-billion, has...

Successful Collaboration Against Piracy in the Indian Ocean

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The recent successes in arresting pirates who had seized a Filipino merchant vessel in the northern part of the Mozambican channel is good news for efforts to quell the scourge of piracy in the...

A review of food security implications of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa is particularly susceptible to the adverse impacts of climate change because about 95% of agricultural activities,(2) on which an estimated 70-80% of the continent’s population thrives,(3)...

Old demons, new pressures: Challenges in the lead up to Kenya’s next elections

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Before March 2013 Kenya will hold presidential and Parliamentary elections that are certain to test the resilience of its democracy. Although a final date is yet to be set, political jockeying and...

Is East Africa the 'new frontier' for oil and gas exploration opportunities?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

One conclusion drawn from the annual 'Africa Oil Week', held in Cape Town, South Africa, between 31 October and 4 November 2011, was that the East African region holds great potential for...

Good news, but . . .

REAL ECONOMY: FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Amid the prevailing economic gloom and doom, it came as welcome relief to learn that South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose 269% in 2011 – climbing to $4.5-billion last...

DA: Statement by Ian Davidson, Democratic Alliance shadow minister of international relations and cooperation, on the issues concerning the AU (01/02/2012)

Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is concerned that the campaign canvassing support for Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma’s bid for African Union (AU) leadership has resulted in a blind eye being turned...

SA’s strong FDI recovery not enough to lift Africa

FOREIGN INVESTMENT

A 269% recovery in South Africa’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2011, which climbed to $4.5-billion from a revised 2010 figure of $1.2-billion, was not sufficient to reverse the...

Bringing development to Africa: How the mobile phone industry is helping

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The mobile phone industry in Africa has boomed over the past five years with a growth rate of 550% recorded for this period.(2) The African market does not merely offer hope in the form of...

SA: Mthethwa: Address by the Minister of Police, at a meeting on elections integrity and security in Eastern and Southern Africa, Johannesburg (08/12/2011)

Topics

It is an honour to us as the government of the Republic of South Africa to address this august gathering.

City Abidjan Addis Ababa Bertoua Bissau Dakar Douala Mombasa Nairobi Cairo Carthage CONAKRY Sirte Timbuktu Tshwane Johannesburg Lagos London New York DURBAN Luanda Lubumbashi Maputo Dar Es Salaam Kuala Lumpur Sana Berlin Geneva Rome Furthermore The Hague Cape Town	Company Continental Free Trade Grand Free Trade Intra-African Trade World Bank Doing Education Ernst & Young Accelerating Infrastructure Investments GE Africa Medium Enterprises Rabobank Group Sealed Air Hydropower Standard Bank Tripartite-Free Trade Daily Nation New York Times Africa Oil Anadarko Petroleum Corp BG/Ophir Cenkos Securities Cove Energy Eni SpA Financial Times Petrobras Reuters Royal Dutch Shell Plc Shell Statoil Tullow Oil Renewable-Energy Wal-Mart Facebook The Guardian SADC Electoral Commissions Forum	Continent Africa Asia Americas Europe North America	Country Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic Of Congo Ghana Japan Kenya Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal South Africa Tanzania Uganda China Congo Egypt India Zimbabwe Algeria Angola Canada Ethiopia Mali Mauritania Mozambique Sudan United States Germany Namibia The Netherlands Brazil United Kingdom Zambia Malaysia Somalia Yemen Republic Of Kenya Britain Australia Chile Colombia Indonesia Libya Russia Tunisia Eritrea Republic Of South Africa	Currency USD
Facility Brookings Institute Columbia University Mosque Sankore In Building Oxford University Grantham Institute Imperial College High Court The Nordic Africa Institute International Trade Centre	Industry Term Road Network Transport Food Food Sources Accessible Bank Branches Agro-processing Banking Food Supply Gross Domestic Product Improved And Increased Infrastructure Infrastructure Finance Local Supply Chain Manufacturing Manufacturing Sector Manufacturing Success Mining Needed Technology Oil And Gas Discoveries Scale Manufacturing Seeds And Tools Supply Chain Value Chain Bank Finance Finance Ministers Metrology Infrastructure Transborder Infrastructure Food Aid Adequate Food Supplies Extension Food Security Food Availability Food Emergencies Food Preferences Food Production Food Security Food Supplies Food Supply Systems Food System Food Systems Stability Food-insecure Region Local Food Systems Nutritious Food Energy Natural Gas Oil Oil And Gas Oil And Gas Exploration Oil And Gas Exploration Ship Oil And Gas Industry Oil And Gas Opportunities Oil And Gas Opportunities Stems Oil And Gas Production Oil And Gas Rigs Oil And Gas Sector Oil Source Oil Wells Retail Giant Communications Boosts Incomes Financial Services Healthcare Media Industry Mobile Telephony Sector Non-existent Infrastructure Social Networks	Person Leah Gatt Johan Potgieter Abdel Nasser Ahmed Ben Bella Angie Motshekga Ann Nzinga B.C. Makeda Ejisu Fatima Nahara Haile Salassie Harriet Tubman Hatsheput Ian Smith Julius Nyerere Kenneth Kaunda Kgosientsho Ramokgopa Kwame Nkrumah Mother Mpai Mogorosi Patrice Lumumba Rosa Parks Sayyidinah Zaynab Tiye Donald Gips Stacey Farao Berry Martin Christine Petr Frontier Advisory Martyn Davis Paul Collier William Hickey Joy Afenyo Augustino Netto Charles Omang Court Daniel Francis Muthaura George Saitoti Githu Muigai Henry Kosgey Joshua Arap Joshua Arap Sang Kenyatta-Ruto Kofi Annan Luis Moreno-Ocampo Mohammed Ali Moses Wetang Musayoka Musyoka Mutula Kilonzo Mwai Kibaki Patrick Njuguna Philip Waki Raila Odinga Trendafilova Uhuru Kenyatta William Ruto Anthony Lobo Katharine Dennys Michael Blaha Mike Rego Abdoulaye Wade Maite Nkoana-Mashabane David Smith Jack Ewing Lisa Otto Madanmohan Rao Ban Kin Moon Ernest Fausther Pansy Tlakula	Region East Africa Eastern Africa Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa West Africa Mediterranean Caribbean North Africa Indian Ocean West Coast	Natural Feature Atlantic Ocean Congo River Great Lakes Indian Ocean Lake Malawi Lake Victoria Nile River Red Sea Zambezi River Mozambican Channel Mozambique Channel Somali Coast Songo Songo Island Tanzanian Coast East Africa Ethiopia Juba Valley Rift Valley
Technology Mobile Banking Storage Technologies Cellular Telephone Mobile Phones Mobile Telephony SMS	Medical Condition HIV/Aids	Movie Head Of State	Published Medium Daily Nation New York Times The ICC Proceedings Financial Times The Guardian	Province Or State West Africa

News SA News Africa News International News	Case Law Constitutional Court Supreme Court of Appeal High Courts Magistrates Courts	Elections Election Schedule 2009 Election Schedule 2010 Election Schedule 2011 South African Local Government Elections 2011 Country Profiles	Legislation Acts Bills Documents for Public Comment Notices & Regulations Policy Documents Constitution Proclamations	Polity Focus Multimedia Black Economic Empowerment Commercial Crime Competition Law Consumer Protection Environmental Law Immigration Law and Services Intellectual Property Labour and Employment Law Legal Education Mergers & Acquisitions New Companies Act Polity Year in Review Tax, Customs and Excise Advertising Info

Multimedia Podcasts Video	Legal Briefs Adams & Adams Bouwer Kobeli Morabe Bowman Gilfillan Cameron Cross Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Labour Law Management Consulting Masephule Dinga Inc MDA Consulting Norton Rose Spoor and Fisher Tabacks Warburton Gunn Attorneys Webber Wentzel Werksmans	Recommendations Budget Information Speeches Statements Jobs History of Polity Website Legal Notice ANC Road to Manguang 2012 iSchoolAfrica Youth Press Team	Opinion Multimedia Adam Habib Aubrey Matshiqi Chris Watters Global Account Hot Spot Insight Africa IDASA ISS Look South Polemics Real Economy SAIIA