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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The African National Congress has agreed to some of State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele's hawkish proposals on the Protection of State Information Bill.
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...