| 22 August 2013 |
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| Feature: Fighting the pharaohs: Pretoria and Cairo engage in verbal combat |
Compared to its usual accommodating approach to wayward fellow Africans, South Africa has been uncharacteristically blunt with Egypt over the 3 July coup and the bloody crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. Is this about geo-politics?
South Africa and Egypt have never been the best of friends. Egypt was rather miffed by the dramatic re-entry of South Africa into African and international politics after 1994 and its frequent challenges to Cairo’s dominance in many aspects of continental diplomacy.
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| The US-China 'cold war' in Africa |
African leaders should look to capitalise on the competition and complexity of US and Chinese interests in Africa, while also maintaining a healthy scepticism.
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| After the elections: what will Mugabe do now? |
Will Zimbabwe now be plunged back into the dark days the country saw before the 2008 Global Political Agreement, with a worsening political and economic climate?
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| The Egyptian army: referee, kingmaker and ultimate winner |
The major question facing Egypt is whether the tragic mass killings of 14 August have ended the chances for a peaceful way out.
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| Why have the police learned nothing from Marikana? |
A year since South African police shot 112 striking mineworkers there are still more questions than answers, and the credibility of the national police commissioner is in tatters.
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| Events |
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ACPST Course: Natural resource management
Application closing date 25 August 2013
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Quelles techniques novatrices et efficaces de gestion des ressources naturelles pour favoriser le développement en garantissant l’équité, la durabilité et le respect des droits de l’homme ?
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The National Development Plan 2030: Highway or byway?
29 August 2013 |
At the Cape Town based seminar the African Futures Project will present the paper 'Highway or byway? The National Development Plan 2030'. Looking at the feasibility of the NDP’s economic growth targets.
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Somalia: One year on
29 August 2013 |
This workshop aims to take stock of the current state of affairs in Somalia, identify what has worked and what has not, and discuss policy options for accentuating the state reconstruction processes.
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Against a Tide of Evil: Why genocides happen and what we can learn to prevent future atrocities
4 September 2013 |
Mukesh Kapila will highlight the importance of individual accountability and collective responsibility in preventing genocides from recurring elsewhere.
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| Peace interventions in Africa - can we do it? |
This seminar explored the rationale of peace interventions in Africa. Why are these operations needed, and who has the will and the capacity to make them work? What role should the UN and the AU play?
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| Highway or byway? The National Development Plan 2030: The video |
Using the International Futures forecasting system, the African Futures project examined the feasibility of the NDP 2030 vision. How can South Africa achieve the goals set in the NDP 2030 vision?
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| Surviving in a challenging neighbourhood |
Ce séminaire a analysé la stratégie dévelopée par le Niger après les attentats de mai 2013 qui sont intervenus dans un contexte sécuritaire regional difficile. / This seminar assessed the strategy developed by Niger following the May 2013 attacks, which resulted in a challenging regional security environment.
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| Egypt in turmoil |
This Week in Africa episode 57: Paul-Simon Handy comments on the deadly repression against the Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Egypt and the outcome of the presidential elections in Mali and Zimbabwe. / La semaine en Afrique episode 57: Une discussion avec Paul-Simon Handy sur la répression sanglante en Egypte et les résultats des élections présidentielles au Mali et au Zimbabwe
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