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Clamping down on corruption in Africa's extractive industries

How to better utilise the wealth from Africa’s non-renewable resources – oil, gas and minerals – to eradicate poverty in Africa? This was one of the important questions asked at discussions...

Equatorial Guinea vote unlikely to be fair – right groups

ELECTIONS

Equatorial Guinea's elections this month are unlikely to be free as the organising body is controlled by the government and the work of observers will be severely restricted, three human rights...

The treatment of minorities in Africa: A case study of Pygmies in Central Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

“The aim of a democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority.”(2) This quote, from the American philosopher Cornel West, has enlightening...

IMF report forecasts slower SA growth, three-speed global recovery

ECONOMY

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report forecasts a growth rate of 2.8%for South Africa during 2013, rising slightly to only 3.3% in 2014, owing to...

UNFCCC: Statement by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, on expanding efforts to increase regional distribution of clean development mechanism projects (13/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat and the East African Development Bank (EADB) have signed a partnership agreement to establish a regional collaboration...

SA: Statement by the Department of Trade and Industry, Deputy Minister Thabethe optimistic about increasing Trade between South Africa and Equatorial Guinea (07/02/2013)

STATEMENT

The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Elizabeth Thabethe today concluded an Outward Trade and Investment Mission to the Equatorial Guinea where she led a delegation of South African...

African coastal piracy in 2013 - the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

African maritime insecurity, particularly in connection with acts of piracy, has constituted an important field of study for security researchers in recent years. It has also frequently made local...

AU: Statement by the African Union Commission, on elected members of key African Union institutions (28/01/2013)

STATEMENT

The 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, on 28 January adopted five (5) decisions on the appointment of Members and Judges elected during the 22nd Ordinary Session of Executive...

SA: Jacob Zuma: Address by the President of South Africa, on the occasion of the welcome luncheon for the Heads of States attending the Africa Cup of Nations Games, Radisson Blu Hotel, Sandton (19/01/2013)

SPEECH

I am deeply honoured to once more welcome you, Your Excellencies, to our shores for yet another magnificent soccer spectacle, the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament that is kicking off this...

SA: Statement by Frost & Sullivan, business consulting firm, on the Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone (17/01/2013)

STATEMENT

“We have seen buy-in from many entities, including great vision from TNPA who see the potential for using their resources to economically contribute to the National imperative in this specific...

OXFAM: Statement by the Oxfam, International relief and development organization, US member of Congress and Oxfam defend oil and mining transparency law (17/01/2013)

STATEMENT

International relief and development organization Oxfam America and prominent Members of Congress have filed briefs with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in response to...

ACP: Statement by the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, national leaders head to Equatorial Guinea for critical summit (10/12/2012)

STATEMENT

Under the theme “The Future of the ACP Group in a Changing World: Challenges and Opportunities”, the summit is set to be a milestone for the 79-member bloc, which includes 40 Least Developed...

Africa and the first Millennium Development Goal: A contemporary perspective

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) were adopted by the United Nations in 2001 as key targets for the developing world. These goals are also commonly accepted as a framework for measuring...

African States Push for a Bullet-Proof Arms Trade Treaty at the United Nations

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

At the recent United Nations (UN) General Assembly First Committee’s 67th session, which took place from 8 October to 6 November 2012, governments passed a UN resolution to hold an extremely...

SA: Statement by Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, wishes Banyana well (12/11/2012)

STATEMENT

President Jacob Zuma has extended his good wishes to the national women's soccer squad, Banyana Banyana, ahead of their final Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Women's Championships...

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