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All items tagged AfricaOpen Think Tank ArticlesFebruary 16, 2012 | Responsibility to Protect: Far From a Neo-colonial ProjectAmal Varghese: This paper will oppose the arguments put forward by Mahmood Mamdani and others that the “Responsibility to Protect” is a western project forced upon Africans. On the contrary, this paper will demonstrate that the principles of RtoP and international justice are at the heart of Africa’s vision. ... MoreSeptember 27, 2011 | Dispelling Myths on China's Role in AfricaBen John Baxter: Despite being a significant provider of aid and assistance to the developing world, China is not a part of the international aid decision-making process. Given its tremendous support for infrastructure projects in Africa, China deserves more recognition from the West for its development efforts. ... MoreSeptember 8, 2010 | Climate Induced Challenges to Food and Water Security in AfricaAlexandra Dobra: Climate change is a global risk that affects far more than only the environment. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 75 percent of the people suffering from absolute poverty worldwide. This chronic crisis calls for a renewed discussion of food and water security. ... MoreAugust 23, 2010 | Chancellor Merkel's Representative Weighs inEditorial Team: The Chancellor’s advisor on Africa Guenter Nooke has responded to the policy recommendations generated by Atlantic Community members for Atlantic Memo 24: Better Aid. In particular, Nooke is enthusiastic about the idea of an online index of aid effectiveness. ... MoreAugust 9, 2010 | The EU and China in Africa: The Case of KenyaDaniel Fiott: The West is troubled by Chinese business activities on the African continent, perceiving Chinese firms as satellites of the central state.This paper uses the case study of Kenya to compare the economic and developmental activities of the EU and China in order to address some common misperceptions. ... MoreJune 24, 2010 | The African Governance CrisisNikolina-Romana Milunovic: The reason for sub-Saharan Africa’s poor economic performance is the weak system of public administration. Through generalized and unfitting reform movements, the international community has strengthened the status quo of underdevelopment in African LDCs. ... MoreMay 10, 2010 | Join the Debate!Editorial Team: As we prepare our upcoming Atlantic Memo, we would like to encourage all readers to make suggestions on improving aid effectiveness to Sub-Saharan Africa. Please respond to the highlighted questions in the draft memo. We highly appreciate your concrete policy recommendations, which will be distributed to policy makers. ... MoreMarch 31, 2010 | A New Course for Western Aid to AfricaEditorial Team: While Western governments and organizations have devoted billions of dollars toward Sub-Saharan Africa since de-colonization, chronic poverty and underdevelopment still plague the continent. How can Western aid be improved to give Africans the best chance to live up to their fullest potential? ... MoreJuly 20, 2009 | Regionalism: Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block?Rudi Guraziu: The demise of the Cold War seems to have boosted the salience of regionalism across the globe, and RTAs have blossomed since then. But is regionalism a help or a hindrance in the process of globalization? ... MoreJune 13, 2009 | Climatic Factors Are Making Poverty Worse for Poor CountriesNikolina-Romana Milunovic: One reason why many least developed countries are locked in poverty is climate. Combined with other factors, climatic factors are resulting in a dramatic global injustice which is presently being ignored. ... MoreMay 13, 2009 | European Union and Global Governance: an EvaluationRudi Guraziu: The EU ought to play a greater role in global governance. But in order to achieve that it needs to devise functional institutions for global governance – in effect getting everyone ‘singing from the same hymn sheet’ ... MoreJanuary 9, 2009 | Colonialism Reloaded: China Is Conquering NamibiaChristiane Doerner: China has arrived in Namibia and with it a new form of colonialism has unfolded. Its effect on Namibia’s domestic industry as well as its employment rate is discernibly negative. ... MoreJuly 31, 2008 | Bashir's Prosecution Will Not Ruin the Chances for Peace in DarfurAriela Blätter: Many fear that the International Criminal Court’s charges against the Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir will have “disastrous consequences” for the peace process in Darfur. This, however, could only be true if there was evidence of a real and substantive peace process in the first place. ... MoreFebruary 6, 2008 | Multilateral Aid Programs Are on the LineRobert Zoellick: The president of the World Bank expresses his concern regarding the German focus on bilateral aid programs in an interview with Rüdiger Lentz, head of the Deutsche Welle studio in Washington and executive director USA of the Atlantic Initiative. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 21, 2011 | Amid Famine, Somalia Requires Immediate HelpMore than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa are “in urgent need of food, water and emergency health care” as the UN declared a famine in southern Somalia. ++ Previous warnings by the UN about a drought and impending food crisis in the region have gone mostly unheeded. Britain has pledged $84 million to support drought victims, but other Europeans, such as Italy which mustered ... MoreJuly 8, 2011 | New Nation Laden with Old ConflictsSouth Sudan will celebrate its independence as the world’s newest nation Saturday. ++ But after the confetti drops, it will immediately become one of its most underdeveloped countries. A fifty-year civil war with the north has killed millions, and ongoing skirmishes in border regions threaten to weaken the new state. ++ Despite deep hatreds between south and north, though, there are also ... MoreSeptember 1, 2010 | Hard Times Ahead: Peak OilA study by the Center for the Transformation of the German Armed Forces claims that peak oil production may well be reached this year. ++ This would mark the end of cheap oil. ++ The study warns that markets may fail and the global economic system become destabilized as a result. ++ The global oil market would no longer abide by economic laws but rather come under the sway of bilateral ... MoreJuly 14, 2010 | Africa: Fighting Corruption with Mobile PhonesOnce the plaything of the yuppie generation, mobile phones are conquering Africa: Today, nearly 60 percent of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa have access to the technology. The period 2002 through 2007 witnessed a yearly growth of 49 percent in subscriptions, even though the countries in the region count among the world’s poorest. This phenomenon bears enormous economic potential and ... MoreJuly 14, 2010 | African Union Needs a Permanent Seat at the G-20 Africa should no November 12, 2009 | China and Africa: Improving CooperationChina’s impressive economic growth in recent years would not have been possible without the exploitation of raw materials in Africa. Up to now Beijing’s interests in Africa have been largely economic in nature. This, however, is bound to change as China’s increasingly political involvement in Sudan and Zambia shows. In order for the increasing Chinese presence in Africa not to produce detrimental ... MoreOctober 6, 2009 | Facts on Africa NeededThe launch of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2009 highlights the continued lack of comprehensive data with which to assess the continent. ++ Poverty data for large parts of Saharan Africa is non-existent or inadequate and consequently important indicators have not been incorporated into the index. ++ “If we cannot accurately measure poverty, we surely cannot accurately measure our ... MoreSeptember 14, 2009 | Terrorism Threatens the Construction of Trans-Saharan PipelineAlgeria, Nigeria and Niger are planning one of the biggest infrastructural projects in Africa: the construction of the worlds longest gas pipeline, which will lead 4000km from the Niger Delta across the Sahara to the Mediterranean. The estimated construction costs amount to US$12 billion however the list of interested energy investment companies is long: Shell, Total, ENI and Gazprom all want ... MoreAugust 14, 2009 | Why Does the US Play Risky in Africa?The “moral capital” of the US remains high in Africa and yet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did little more than berate African leaders. ++ This visit was supposed to demonstrate the US aim to increase bilateral collaboration and to condemn Chinese policy towards human rights. ++ Clinton characterized Nigeria as the “most corrupt sub-Saharan country” and referred to ... MoreJune 30, 2009 | Africa is a Role Model for Climate CatastrophesIn the face of uncertainty as to when the impacts of climate change will begin to hit harder, developed societies must improve their ability to adapt to the crisis. ++ Poor southern countries are expected to be the first struck, yet northern countries might not cope as well as them. ++ “Despite material and technological advantages… developed countries are culturally constrained when it comes ... MoreJune 1, 2009 | Aid Should be Spent on Creating EU of AfricaIn order to achieve the best returns for donor taxpayers and aid recipients, African aid should focus on infrastructure, regional integration, education and health. ++ Regional integration would help African countries compete in the global market - just as the EU helps the economies of its member states. ++ Africa needs to integrate its economies and open its borders internally. ++ Development ... MoreMay 8, 2009 | Africa Must Break Free of Aid ShacklesEntrepreneurship, not aid, is the best way for poor nations to end poverty and improve development. ++ Aid engenders poverty, instability and reliance. ++ Help is welcome, but rich nations must have “a head for poor countries, not just a heart”. ++ Poor nations should respect local wisdom, build a culture of innovation and create investment opportunities. ++ Despite challenges, Rwanda has a clear ... MoreMay 6, 2009 | Stability in North Africa: Appearances Can Be DeceivingUnlike March 20, 2009 | The Pope Causes Controversy with Latest CommentsHalf of the world has condemned the Pope’s words on his African trip stating that condoms not only fail to resolve the AIDS problem but aggravate it. ++ This goes beyond the classical position of the church. ++ By proclaiming that condoms increase the AIDS problem the Pope is sabotaging the efforts of several professionals and volunteers to remedy the calamity towards sexual education and ... MoreMarch 3, 2009 | Developing World: Prosperity via Energy EfficiencyThe key for increasing March 3, 2009 | US - Africa Relations: Agenda 2009Obama fever has also not escaped Africa. February 2, 2009 | Financial Crisis Is Good News For AfricaThe global economic crisis is in fact good news for aid-dependent Africa. ++ It is an opportunity for the continent to move towards the market-driven interventions which have enabled the rise of Brazil, India and China. ++ “Foreign aid has been the biggest single inhibitor of Africa’s growth,” fostering corruption, dependency and bureaucracy. ++ Focusing on the Chinese market ... MoreOctober 16, 2008 | Mugabe Must Share PowerPresident Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is bucking the power-sharing deal with Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader. ++ Mugabe wants to fill the security ministries with his loyalists, including those controlling the army and police. ++ Tsvangirai has called for a new power-sharing deal. ++ The US, EU and the rest of Africa must pressure Mugabe to accept this new deal, and international ... MoreOctober 13, 2008 | American-Chinese Scramble for AfricaChina’s demand for raw materials and new markets boosts its appetite for economic and military involvement in Africa. ++ The African continent is increasingly serving as a proxy battleground for Beijing and Washington. ++ China exports weapons to states hostile to the US thus complicating American counterterrorism actions. ++ Chinese involvement in Africa must be countered. ++ Bush took a ... MoreSeptember 4, 2008 | Aid to Africa: Too Much of a Good Thing?Many countries in Africa suffer from a stifling dependence on foreign aid and actually receive more money in aid than they do collecting taxes. ++ This imbalance is detrimental to the citizens as the government is more concerned with the interests of the aid donors than its own people. ++ Donors should, therefore, limit their aid to no more than 50 percent of what a government can collect in tax ... MoreJuly 16, 2008 | Meaningless Indictment of the Sudanese PresidentThe International Criminal Court’s resolution to seek an arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar Bashir was hailed as a step towards stopping the bloodshed in Darfur. ++ In fact, this decision will not change anything and is yet another example of what seems to be an inverse correlation between the Western world’s declarations on Darfur and the actions it actually takes. ++ If the ... MoreJuly 9, 2008 | Financial Aid is Not the Answer to Africa's ProblemsFinancial aid will not solve the problem of food security in Africa. ++ Western succor is the main source of revenue for corrupt sub-Saharan African governments. ++ An effective way to help the Africans is to remove the trade barriers that cripple the development of their economy. ++ World Bank figures reveal that removing taxes and tariffs on agricultural goods and fertilizers would bring Africa ... MoreJuly 3, 2008 | The Rise of Private Equity in AfricaThough Africa still accounts for only a fraction of the global private equity market, the spread of stable democracy and rapid economic evolution make it increasingly attractive for US and European investors. ++ Private capital flow into sub-Saharan Africa increased fourfold since 2000, a trend reflected by Kingdom Zephyr’s recent decision to put $325m into a pan-African buy-out fund. ++ ... MoreJune 4, 2008 | Urgency and Potential of the Global Food CrisisProviding food to starving populations - currently under discussion at the summit on the global food crisis in Rome - is less of a challenge than the problem of raising the world’s agricultural productivity in the long term. ++ Industrialized countries need to increase investment in untapped and unproductive agricultural parts of Africa. ++ If this next green revolution occurs in a “greener” and ... MoreMay 16, 2008 | The Return of the Rwanda conflictBrought up by their fathers - the men responsible for the mass killings back in Rwanda - or by extremist Hutu rebels, the second generation of Hutu child soldiers has grown up.++ They are imbued with the same mind-altering ideology of extermination as during the genocide and reared to hate and murder Tutsis. ++ Most of the children are members of the FDLR’s armed wing, known as a terrorist ... MoreMay 7, 2008 | Pan-Africanism is the Voice of African SovereigntyAfrican leaders are less reluctant to grant China access to their markets and resources because its aid is not conditional on good governance, democracy, or human rights. ++ The West and the UN’s attempts to tackle conflict, disease, and hunger are perceived as dictatorial re-colonization strategies aiming at challenging the Chinese. ++ Resistance to the US Africa Command has led to calls ... MoreApril 25, 2008 | UN Calls for Mobilization Against a "Relentless Killer"Means to end malaria – a preventable and treatable disease – are today’s focus for the international community on the first ever World Malaria Day. ++ Malaria kills over a million people a year, costs billions, and slows economic growth and development in regions where it is endemic. ++ Since a globalized world knows no borders, international action is needed to ensure universal ... MoreApril 24, 2008 | The Food Crisis is a Problem of ProductivityIt is important that high crop prices are not equated with world hunger since the well fed rather than the truly hungry are dependent on international food markets. ++ In South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where hunger is the worst, the problem is not high food prices but low farming productivity. ++ The long-term focus should be on improving agricultural productivity in Africa rather than food ... MoreApril 14, 2008 | Africa's Fragile Triumph Over Global Financial TurmoilThe rise of American philanthropy and foreign investment, as well as the need for raw materials are protecting Africa’s frontier economies from international economic volatility. ++ Yet a slowdown in the US and EU could lead to the decrease of the significant cash April 11, 2008 | India Competes with China in the Scramble for AfricaSince Africa is both a source of natural resources and an outlet for manufactures, it is an area where India and China’s needs overlap. ++ China’s July 26, 2007 | The Economist: Progress Towards UN Millennium Development Goals Varies WidelyThe UN has declared July 2007 the halfway point towards its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), agreed upon in 2000 and scheduled to be achieved in 2015. The Economist magazine takes a close look at the interim results and comes to the conclusion that less has been achieved than the UN claims. 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