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25 May 2013
                       
 
 
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24 May 2013
 
 
Unemployment and immigration in South Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Unemployment has long been a major preoccupation for the South African Government. Based on a narrow definition of unemployment - those people who had not worked for the previous seven days but...
 
 
22 May 2013
 
The role of entrepreneurship and innovation in improving the health status of Sub-Saharan Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
In the last 10 years or so, Africa has experienced a wave of innovative efforts in the technology, agriculture and services sectors, which have immensely improved the lives of Africans. For...
 
 
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...
 
 
15 May 2013
 
Terrorism a threat in Africa – Cwele
INTELLIGENCE
South Africa will step up collaboration with other countries to fight terrorism and trans-national crime, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele said on Tuesday. Speaking during a budget vote...
 
 
EU will give over €500m to help Mali rebuild
MALI WAR
The European Union will pledge more than half a billion euros to help Mali rebuild after months of conflict, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday. "Tomorrow we will...
 
 
13 May 2013
 
IFC boosts lending to Africa as private sector interest rises
INVESTMENT
The World Bank's investment arm will increase lending to sub-Saharan Africa by up to a quarter this year as private sector companies flock to the fast-growing region, its vice-president said....
 
 
Mali asks donors for two billion euros to rebuild country
DONATION
Mali will ask international donors for nearly €2-billion to help rebuild the country and try to halt a resurgence of al Qaeda-linked Islamists who were driven out of the major northern towns by a...
 
 
10 May 2013
 
Is Goodluck Jonathan failing to resist the West in Africa, or working with it?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
One of the most revealing moments of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s state visit to South Africa this week was when Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote – reputed to be the richest person...
 
 
08 May 2013
 
Chad emerges as African power broker as France steps back
power broker
Chad's President Idriss Deby, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa's traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France...
 
 
SA: Statement by Rob Davies, Trade and Industry Minister, asserts that South Africa and Nigeria are vital cogs in Africa's industrialisation (07/05/2013)
STATEMENT
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies says Nigeria and South Africa will play a critical role in building the value-added production capacity of the African continent. Minister Davies...
 
 
02 May 2013
 
African soil – when the going gets tough, privatisation gets going
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Privatisation in today’s world is a common word, but its impact, especially in regions like Africa, is less known. With increasing globalisation, the scope to privatise enterprises has increased...
 
 
23 Apr 2013
 
 
 
Learning the Lessons in the Sahel: Assessing the response to the 2012 food crisis in the Sahel to build resilience for the future (April 2013)
FOOD
In 2012, the Sahel region of West and Central Africa was once again hit by a severe food crisis, affecting over 18 million people at its peak. At the start of 2012, when the crisis began to unfold,...
 
 
16 Apr 2013
 
Preying on the weak: Vulture fund abuse in Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
The harsh realities incurred by many African nations following decolonisation in the mid-twentieth century produced violent civil wars, extreme poverty and shortcomings in sustainable development....
 
 
15 Apr 2013
 
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...
 
 
12 Apr 2013
 
 
 
Deloitte on Africa: The 'New' Economies in Africa (April 2013)
ECONOMY
“Investing in Africa” is a common phrase these days, yet, the question begs, how does one approach a continent of 54 countries with a diverse array of economic, sociocultural, political, and...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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