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Round Table report on inclusion in the network society – mapping development alternatives, forging research agenda
IT for Change, 2014This IT for Change and IDRC event brought togetherDocumentSADC 2014 - 2015: Are South Africa and Zimbabwe shaping the organisation?
Institute for Security Studies, 2014This policy brief discusses the chairing of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its key institutions by South Africa and Zimbabwe, for the duration of their tenure from 2014 to 2015.OrganisationEffective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre (ESID)
The Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, (ESID, investigates the political drivers of inclusive development, particularly how state capacity and elite commitment can emerge andDocumentThink Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program - Anglophone Africa
Results for Development Institute, 2014In July 2013, 13 think tanks in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda embarked on a mission to strengthen their Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) capacity. Over the course of 15 months, the think tanks worked with a mentor to diagnose their capacity needs and develop a PEC workplan to strengthen their knowledge and capacity.DocumentTransparency of Chinese Aid – the published information on Chinese external financial flows
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2011There are many myths and misconceptions about the level of information publically available on Chinese efforts and activities in the developing world. The Chinese government publishes less data than 'traditional donors', but provides more information than might be expected.DocumentState-directed multi-national enterprises and transnational governance: Chinese investments, corporate responsibility and sustainability norms
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014Africa clearly needs foreign investments for its development. But such investments in extractive industries and hydropower projects should not cause ecological degradation and threaten the livelihoods of many Africans.DocumentChina - Mali relationship: finding mutual benefit between unequal partners
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2014Since 2000, China-Africa co-operation has seen a rapid increase in scope and size. The West African nation of Mali is one of the 50 African states with diplomatic relations with China; its experience allows for possible parallels with other African states in their engagement with a much more potent partner.DocumentAfrica and the global human rights agenda: te African Group at the UN Human Rights Council
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014With 13 out of the 47 seats on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the African Group is one of the best represented – and also one of the most organised. African diplomats and ambassadors meet almost daily in Geneva to co-ordinate their positions on diplomatic debates, including those at the HRC. Despite this level ofDocumentNigeria’s continental diplomatic thrusts: the limits of Africa’s nominally biggest economy
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014A dominant portion of contemporary literature on Nigeria’s regional and continental diplomacies suggests that the foreign policies of Africa’s nominally biggest economy are hardly progressive and dynamic, dueDocumentEthiopia’s regional diplomacies: a dominant interpretation of the Horn of Africa
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014Ethiopia’s recent promising economic performance offers hope for its people, and the country is increasingly attracting aid, trade and investment.Pages