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In April 2011, the mandate of MINURSO—the United Nations (UN) Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, which has been tasked since 1991 with maintaining a ceasefire and monitoring Africa’s...
Various studies have indicated that innovation in the informal sector is crucial to development. One scholar affirms that “if you want to develop Africa, you must develop the leadership of...
This paper discusses the recent death of Kim Jong II that has triggered international speculation with regard to the future of North Korea. Africa is observing the transition period in North Korea,...
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)...
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...
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...
Human migration in Africa has a long and complex history, and predates the drawing of national boundaries and the formation of the state. Migration has always been a survival strategy in response...
The October roundup covers details on the emergence of a potential threat to the acquisition of Anvil Mining by China’s Minmetals Resources; the United Nations Security Council's consideration of...