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23 May 2013
                       
 
 
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20 May 2013
 
 
Drug trafficking in West Africa: Threatening regional peace, stability and security
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
This paper discusses how drug trafficking in West Africa causes severe economic, social, political and public health problems across the whole region. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
 
 
29 Apr 2013
 
Bissau leader pledges election by year end
ELECTIONS
Guinea-Bissau's interim leader returned home on Sunday after weeks abroad seeking medical treatment and pledged to organise elections in his coup-prone nation before the end of the year. President...
 
 
16 Apr 2013
 
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...
 
 
09 Apr 2013
 
 
 
Peace and Security Council Report No 45 (April 2013)
Peace and Security
This month our researchers in Addis Ababa, Dakar and Pretoria have produced country analyses on Egypt, Guinea-Bissau and the Central African Republic (CAR). In the lead up to legislative elections...
 
 
06 Mar 2013
 
Arms for Alms: Africa and its story of illicit trade in small arms
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Illicit trade of any form whatsoever affects both developing and developed nations alike. To add to it, if small arms are traded, the gravity of the situation tends to burgeon exponentially. Over...
 
 
04 Mar 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – March 4, 2013.
PODCAST
Kenyans lined up on Monday to vote in a presidential election that will test whether the east African nation can rebuild its image after tribal blood-letting followed a 2007 poll. However, the...
 
 
20 Feb 2013
 
R2K: Statement by the Right2Know Campaign, coalition of activist organisations, on governments'response to the Secret State of the Nation’ report (19/02/2013)
STATEMENT
When GCIS announced that they would be responding to the Right2Know Campaign's Secret State of the Nation eport, we welcomed the possibility of a meaningful engagement with its empirically grounded...
 
 
 
 
Wade’s Senegal and its Relations with Guinea-Bissau: Brother, Patron or Regional Hegemon? (February 2013)
FOREIGN RELATIONS
Against the background of the low-intensity conflict that affects its Casamance region, Senegal should pay particular attention to its relations with its southern neighbour, Guinea-Bissau. Since...
 
 
14 Nov 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – November 14, 2012.
PODCAST
The African National Congress has agreed to some of State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele's hawkish proposals on the Protection of State Information Bill.
 
 
25 Oct 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – October 25, 2012.
PODCAST
According to emails revealed this week, South African millionaire businessperson and one-time anti-apartheid hero Cyril Ramaphosa urged ministers to crack down on the violent platinum miners'...
 
 
26 Sep 2012
 
Namibian leader stresses role of regional bodies in resolving conflicts
UN DEBATE
The United Nations (UN) should consider the views of regional organisations when it comes to resolving conflicts, Namibia’s President Hifikepunye Pohamba told the General Assembly’s high-level...
 
 
18 Sep 2012
 
SA still top African investment destination, but gap closing fast
INVESTMENT
A report by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) once again ranked South Africa as the most attractive African investment destination, but the gap was closing rapidly. In its second edition of ‘Where to...
 
 
23 Aug 2012
 
Why African presidents die abroad
SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN POLICY INITITATIVE
The phenomena of African presidents dying abroad is truly a disgrace and reflects the failure of Africa’s leadership to seriously invest in healthcare provision. Quite simply, in many African...
 
 
15 Aug 2012
 
UN: Statement by Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, praising Timor-Leste's progress and consolidation of security sector (15/08/2012)
STATEMENT
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today praised the people of Timor-Leste for the progress they have made ten years after the country’s restoration of independence, commending the Government for...
 
 
02 Aug 2012
 
Drug trafficking: The new threat to peace and security in West Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
  Since 2007, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been reporting on the fact that drug networks have turned their attention to Africa as a new drug hub and transit route for...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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