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25 May 2013

26 Apr 2013

Assessing the vulnerability of Kenyan youths to radicalisation and extremism (April 2013)

Following the intervention of the Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia in October 2011 in reaction to the increase in kidnappings on the Kenyan coast, the threat of terrorism in Kenya increased...

25 Apr 2013

Ethiopia's answer to aid dependency: The flower export industry

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The concept of economic development has been, and remains, highly debated on a global scale. Development economics aims to incorporate all social, political and environmental dimensions into...

Making the most of Africa’s Commodities: Industrialisation for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation (April 2013)

GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Sweeping political and economic changes over the last half century have set the stage for Africa’s emergence as a global economic power, and the continent should take advantage of that...

24 Apr 2013

Promoting Local IT Sector Development through Public Procurement (April 2013)

Local purchases of goods and services in the information technology sector by government offices has untapped potential for stimulating domestic economic progress, particularly in developing...

AfDB: Statement by the African Development Bank, regional multilateral development bank, on structural transformation in Africa (23/04/2013)

STATEMENT

For the AfDB, transforming Africa’s economies entails diversifying and expanding the sources of economic growth and opportunity in a manner that promotes greater productivity for sustained and...

SA: Statement by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, joint statement following 2015 Review Conference on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (24/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Our countries are deeply concerned about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons. While this has been known since nuclear weapons were first developed and is reflected in...

23 Apr 2013

Election reflection: The making and unmaking of Kenya’s 2013 election drama

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On Saturday afternoon, 9 March 2013, five days after the Kenyan general election, Isaak Hassan, Chairman of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), announced the final results...

19 Apr 2013

CGE: Statement by the Commission for Gender Equality, on hosting the Chairperson of the National Gender Commission of Kenya (18/04/2013)

STATEMENT

Since the 15 April 2013, the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has been hosting the Chairperson of the National Gender of Kenya, Mrs Winfred Lichuma. The Chairperson and her colleague, Mr Paul...

17 Apr 2013

Value of fraud in Africa doubles despite decline in occurrence – KPMG

CORRUPTION

Despite a decline in the number of fraud cases reported in Africa, the value of the reported cases more than doubled during the transition from the first to the second half of 2012, audit, tax and...

AfDB: Statement by the African Development Bank, regional multilateral development bank, reinforces regional integration support with USD 232.5-million for Tanzania-Kenya road financing (17/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The African Development Bank has approved two loans totalling USD 232.5 million for the 157.5-kilometre road project from Arusha to Holili in Tanzania, and Taveta to Voi in Kenya, in an effort to...

15 Apr 2013

SA: Statement by the African Centre for Biosafety, non profit organisation, concerned about South Africa's unapproved exports of GM maize to Zimbabwe (15/04/2013)

STATEMENT

The ACB is deeply concerned by the news that the South African GMO authorities have permitted over 25,000 tons of GM maize to be exported to Zimbabwe. This is the first time that South African GM...

The wealth that lies beneath African soil

WERKSMANS ATTORNEYS

The numerous renewable energy, economic and infrastructure developments on the African continent make it an attractive investment destination. All that is required to take successful African...

The changing nature of conflict: The growth of Islamic insurgency groups

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The nature of conflicts and security threats across Africa has been changing. In the 1970s and 1980s, interstate conflicts prevailed, and were dealt with through the use of power politics. Yet the...

11 Apr 2013

SA ICT sector ranked 70 on WEF index

ICT

South Africa ticked up two notches in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest Global Information Technology Report of which the Networked Readiness Index was central; but a number of factors...

10 Apr 2013

China’s African media footprint

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 14 December 2012, China Daily, China’s biggest English-language newspaper, launched its first African edition.(2) This was the latest development in the story of China’s ever expanding media...

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