In On Africa IOA
A perspective on economic integration in Africa - Part 1
27th February 2013 Regional integration has received much support from African governments. Many African countries, since independence, have adopted regional... →
Improving governance in healthcare systems in Africa
26th February 2013 Despite millions being spent on health investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), health outcomes for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria are still... →
Bionic women and their impact on Africa’s technology sector
25th February 2013 The technology sector plays a key role in Africa’s continuing development. This CAI paper considers the contributions of women to this sector. It... →
Economics before politics: Is China’s policy of political non-interference the key to Africa’s economic development?
21st February 2013 China’s rapidly increasing investments in Africa over the past two decades have focused renewed attention on the development path of African... →
Non-communicable diseases in Africa: Time to take notice
20th February 2013 According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 36 million people die each year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and nearly 80%... →
Production linkages emanating from the commodities sector: African countries’ successes and failures
19th February 2013 A dominating economic concern in recent years has been the development of the Asian driver economies. The competitive advantage that these... →
Venturing north: South Africa’s pioneering role in African investment
18th February 2013 As the strongest continental economy, South Africa accounts for a quarter of total Sub-Saharan gross domestic product (GDP). It is also the largest... →
Peak phosphorus and future food security in Africa and beyond
15th February 2013 In a November 2012 report, the World Bank (WB) postulates that the global temperature is likely to increase by as much as 4 degrees Celsius (°C) by... →
Sharing CAR’s spoils? Power-sharing agreements and the politics of permanent rebellion
14th February 2013 With the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DR Congo or DRC) M23 and the crisis in Mali being put in the limelight by the international media,... →
Foreign aid and corruption: Their relationship and the Ugandan Government’s quandary - Part 2
13th February 2013 Part 1 of this paper defines corruption in its generality and offers an overview of the different scales, methods and causes. It presents an... →
Foreign aid and corruption: Their relationship and the Ugandan Government’s quandary - Part 1
11th February 2013 While it has been a vital necessity for the socio-economic development of its beneficiaries (usually developing countries), foreign aid money has... →
Will President Morsi’s consolidation of political power bring Egypt forward in 2013?
8th February 2013 The year 2012 proved to be a mixed experience for Egypt and President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood-led government. While Morsi received both... →
Africa’s green revolution: Experiences from India and the use of genetically modified organisms
7th February 2013 There has been a renewed effort by the international community to transform Africa’s agricultural practices. This campaign comes amid growing... →
Will President Morsi’s consolidation of political power bring Egypt forward in 2013?
6th February 2013 The year 2012 proved to be a mixed experience for Egypt and President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood-led government. While Morsi received both... →
Connecting disability and equality: Beyond recognition to the challenges of implementation
5th February 2013 Recognising equal human rights for minority groups has been on the rise in the past several decades, especially following World War II when the... →
Asian and African values: The problem of human rights
4th February 2013 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... →
The ‘Maritime Education and Awareness Initiative’ – Slingshot African maritime education into a new orbit - Part 2
1st February 2013 Part 1 of this paper first looked at a possible concept aimed at the fusion and acceleration of these developments by way of the Maritime Education... →
The ‘Maritime Education and Awareness Initiative’ – Slingshot African maritime education into a new orbit - Part 1
31st January 2013 The central theme of this paper argues that maritime counter piracy activities at sea must be supported and reinforced by a core of highly skilled... →
Côte d’Ivoire’s ‘blood beans’: Big men politics, conflict and environmental degradation in the land of cocoa
30th January 2013 On 11 April 2011, the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI), backed by French military troops, arrested the long-time partner of... →
The African Union: A noble idea or an effective provider of peace and security on the African continent?
29th January 2013 The history of the African Union (AU) started on 25 May 1963, when its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), was established in... →
Historical perspective: Sino-African relations expressed through Chinese propaganda posters
28th January 2013 The Sino-African relationship has emerged as a new hot topic of conversation among scholars, politicians and the international media. Current... →
Financial inclusion in Africa: What role for microfinance?
25th January 2013 About 40% of the African population still lives under the poverty line.(2) Unfortunately, the rate of poverty reduction has not kept up with... →
Rural areas in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: The right to access safe drinking water and sanitation denied?
24th January 2013 In South Africa (SA), it is estimated that 16 million people do not have access to adequate sanitation, while 3.5 million do not have access to... →
From silos to systems: Dealing with population health challenges in the world today
23rd January 2013 In a recent blog post,(2) Devi Sridhar draws attention to the fragmentation that has accompanied the interpretation and implementation of the... →
Protection of populations from exposure to second-hand smoke in Africa: Implementation challenges
22nd January 2013 It is estimated that worldwide, about 6 million people die from tobacco use each year, both from direct tobacco use and second-hand tobacco smoke... →
African airlines: Looking beyond the statistics
21st January 2013 In the last several decades aeroplanes have become a significant means of travel and transport across Africa, both commercially and privately, and... →
Great expectations: Can President Mohamud create a more stable Somalia in 2013?
18th January 2013 “We are much better than to be called terrorists, better than to be branded as pirates, better than having the largest refugee camps in the world... →
Mental health in Ghana: A rights violation in action
16th January 2013 The concept of mental health remains ignored in many developing countries, where basic primary healthcare needs are additionally neglected. The... →
Blue industrialisation: Issues in aquaculture and Africa
8th January 2013 A hallmark of modernity is the mastery of nature by man to fulfil needs, and the harnessing of technology to overcome the problem of scarcity.(2)... →
