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  HIV-related discrimination among grade six Students in nine Southern African countries

  PLoS ONE, 2014

  HIV-related stigmatisation and discrimination by young children towards their peers have important consequences at the individual level and for our response to the epidemic, yet research on this area is limited.
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  Topic Guide: Developing regional infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Unblocking constraints and enabling effective policy intervention

  Evidence on Demand, 2015

  Developing infrastructure enables structural transformation, which accelerates economic growth and reduces poverty. This is of particular importance in South Asia and Africa, where the lack of regional infrastructure is constraining economic growth.
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  HIV/AIDS vulnerabilities, discrimination, and service accessibility among Africa’s youth: insights from a multi-country study

  Population Council, USA, 2015

  At the individual level, youth lack access to appropriate SRH [sexual and reproductive health] information and confidential, low-cost, and stigma-free SRH services.
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  The recalibration of middle powers under conditions of stress and opportunity

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  Today’s global environment puts pressure on the so-called middle-power countries to project their identity and national interests. The current paper shows that middle powers have chosen different approaches to reinforce their identification.
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  SADC investment perspectives in a changing international investment landscape

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  The global arena for foreign direct investment (FDI) has become much more fluid and complex in the five years from 2010 to 2015. The Southern African Development Community (SADC) as a region has shown exceptional growth but relatively lacklustre FDI inflows.
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  Africa 2030: Roadmap for a renewable energy future

  International Renewable Energy Agency, 2015

  Africa 2030 - part of IRENA’s global Remap analysis - provides a comprehensive roadmap for Africa’s energy transition.
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  Benchmarking South Africa’s foreign direct investment policy

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  This policy insights paper examines South Africa’s proposed law on the promotion and protection of investment, and highlights the differences between this law and SADC’s regional approach as adopted by South Africa.
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  Moving beyond Africa’s crisis of institutions

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  Recent studies have established a strong link between the quality of Africa’s political institutions, and the poor state of governance and socio-economic development on the continent.  This paper suggests interventions for building effective and resilient institutions at the national, regional and continental levels.
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  Safeguarding Africa’s natural heritage: the case of mining in protected areas

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  Protected areas (PAs) are conservation management tools designed to safeguard the world’s most threatened species and protect essential ecosystem services and biological resources. Africa is home to 7,000 registered PAs, of which only 41 are listed under UNESCO’s natural World Heritage site status.
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  Realising the promise of agriculture for Africa’s transformation

  Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels, 2014

  The transformation of the African agri-business sector is a key challenge to achieve food security and economic development. A differentiated approach to partnerships, based on the development of competitive local private sectors, is essential to boosting agricultural development in Africa.

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