Political parties rely heavily on financial assistance to sustain their activities. This has led to a situation where financiers of a party can unduly influence the outcome of elections and the policies of political parties.
The question we ponder over is whether the state should sponsor political parties or whether...
During the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the White House and African leaders have stressed the importance of Africa's voices at two distinctive levels - the first at the United Nations Security Council and G-20, and second within the U.S.-African institutional structures. For the United States, engaging African professionals is one...
For decades, Africa has been trapped in a cycle of debt dependency, relying on external actors for debt cancellation, debt swaps, debt exchange, debt forgiveness et al through bailout programs. In this article we argue that developing world class Industrial Ecosystems offer a more nuanced and effective approach to...
“In the beginning, they were two: the land and the sea”
In 2013, China attracted significant international attention following the announcement of one the most ambitious investment projects ever conceived: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI aims to promote greater connectivity on a transcontinental scale, notably through massive...
Along with Canada, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the United States of America (USA) and partners in Africa, the United Kingdom (UK) is helping to fund a £80million boost in Artificial Intelligence (AI) programming to combat inequality and boost prosperity in Africa.
The goals of the UK Government’s AI for Development...
South Africa is celebrating a momentous 28-year democracy this year - a period that has been characterised by steady economic, political and social freedom, having first marked it in April 27, 1994.
The theme for the occasion: ‘Consolidate our Democratic Gains’, is a charge to the country’s people to seriously...