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20 May 2013

10 May 2013

African firms investing in Asia: Possibilities and challenges

Trade and investment relations between two of the fastest growing regions currently, namely Asia and Africa, are growing in importance. Asia, in particular, is fast becoming Africa’s largest...

17 Apr 2013

The clash of two tigers: Understanding Sino-Indian competition in Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The rapid economic growth experienced by China and India has resulted in an increase in competition for global resources and investment opportunities.(2) Unsurprisingly, the abundance of natural...

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...

25 Mar 2013

Nurturing innovation in African countries: Insights from the Republic of Korea

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The Republic of Korea’s remarkable economic and social growth can be attributed to innovation, with its success most salient in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. The...

21 Feb 2013

Economics before politics: Is China’s policy of political non-interference the key to Africa’s economic development?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

China’s rapidly increasing investments in Africa over the past two decades have focused renewed attention on the development path of African countries. While economic growth seems to be an...

07 Feb 2013

Africa’s green revolution: Experiences from India and the use of genetically modified organisms

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

There has been a renewed effort by the international community to transform Africa’s agricultural practices. This campaign comes amid growing concern over widespread hunger and poverty throughout...

04 Feb 2013

Asian and African values: The problem of human rights

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Do ‘African values’ exist, and can they, at least in part, be attributable to Africa’s poor human rights record? Our understanding of human rights has, for the most part, taken shape as part...

28 Jan 2013

Historical perspective: Sino-African relations expressed through Chinese propaganda posters

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

The Sino-African relationship has emerged as a new hot topic of conversation among scholars, politicians and the international media. Current discourse emphasises recent Chinese engagement in...

23 Jun 2011

BRICS – Is South Africa being taken seriously by its new 'partners'?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

On 13 April 2011, BRIC officially became known as BRICS, when the Republic of South Africa formally joined the bloc of influential emerging-market nations of the People’s Republic of China, the...

19 May 2011

Is China’s growing involvement in Africa a boon or bane for the continent’s sustainable development?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Africa has traditionally been characterised by conflict and underdevelopment, and unfortunately when Cold War scrambling subsided to civil conflict and dictatorship rule, development was only...

20 Apr 2011

All aboard! Is South Africa’s proposed high-speed railway a shady deal or a positive development?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

It seems the idea of a South African high-speed railway is not likely to disappear soon.(2) Initially, the brainchild of former Minister of Transport Jeff Radebe and the 2005 National Transport...

22 Mar 2011

India - SACU Preferential Trade Agreement: Who will be the true beneficiaries?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In January 2011, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma announced that the long-discussed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between India and the Southern African Customs Union...

18 Feb 2011

An oily triangle: Relations between Sudan, South Sudan and China

Consultancy Africa Intelligence

On 9 January 2011, the Republic of Sudan went to vote in a landmark referendum that would ultimately result in the landslide decision by a largely Christian South Sudan to secede from their...

19 Jan 2011

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: What this means for Africa

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

In July 1953, the Korean Armistice was signed, effectively ending the three-year war on the peninsula. However, since no peace treaty was ever drawn up, the war between the northern Democratic...

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