Expert Analysis
The largest immunisation drive: Is Africa ready?
One of the largest immunisation drives in Africa’s history is about to commence and African governments must urgently ramp up their readiness, both on the front end with the administration of the vaccine as well as on the back end with supply chain and distribution...
SADC COVID-19 Pandemic – an Opportunity to Strengthen Governance
To many in the research community, Africa remains an anomaly, as it has experienced less of the coronavirus burden than many other regions in the world. According to the Africa Centre for Disease Control (AU CDC), as of 27 January 2021, at least 40 countries are...
The possibility of COVID-19 being used for bioterrorism, with Dr Craig Moffat
"The intrinsic nature of extremist organisations is to disrupt normality and instil a sense of fear in a society. It is is not far fetched to imagine a scenario in which a pandemic such as COVID-19 could be useful to extremists groups, which may want to use it as a...
What is behind the renewed violence in Central African Republic?
CAR will struggle to break the cycle of violence without international commitment to end it.
Dr Ross Harvey on Newzroom Africa
Newzroom Afrika speaks to Dr Ross Harvey about the impact of mining in fragile community contexts. This interview follows a webinar we hosted titled 'Mining in Fragile Jurisdictions', in which we explored how mining can become a catalyst for broad-based development...
An assessment of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
By Busisipho Siyobi
The Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), founded in 2003, was formed as a tool to improve and promote transparency in the oil and gas, and mining sectors, respectively.
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