The New Congolese Mining Code: Fairer Tariffs or a Way to Exploit International Corporations?
By Andrej Sagaidak The new Congolese Mining Code was signed by the former president Joseph Kabila in March 2018 and signified changes to the fiscal […]
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Nigeria needs proactive Climate Governance Policy to protect National Income in the face of a global trend towards decarbonisation – Part 2
CLIMATE GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA, A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY: Just in case Nigeria’s leaders need more convincing to adopt a proactive climate governance policy approach. […]
Nigeria needs proactive Climate Governance Policy to protect National Income in the face of a global trend towards decarbonisation – Part 1
For part 2 click here. By Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo Nigeria is one of the many reluctant signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement which came […]
Forget Comic Relief, Africa needs honest accountants
In light of the recent controversy surrounding David Lammy’s critique of Comic Relief, our attention needs to shift from simplistic charity and focus upon the […]
Coltan mining in Africa: What has changed since the Second Congolese War?
By Andrej Sagaidak In the early 2000s, a natural resource called coltan suddenly moved from obscure geological publications into wide public spotlight. Coltan, also known […]
The Modern “Scramble for Africa”
by Andrej Sagaidak edited by Dele Williams April 2, 2019 A comparative analysis of four major foreign powers’ policy strategies towards the African continent The term “Scramble […]
Ethiopian flight 302 inquest
By Andrej Sagaidak Safety & security compromises at the interface between human and artificial intelligence The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 from Addis Ababa to […]
Fake news, real violence: The relationship between fake news and identity-based violence, a case of Nigeria
By James O’Dell On the 23rdof June 2018, separate pictures of a mutilated man and child began circulating on Facebook. Shared along with calls […]
Russia’s Private Military Contractors in Africa: an act of desperation or legitimate means to secure influence?
By Andrej Sagaidak Background to Russia-Africa Policy Moscow’s interest in Africa goes back to the era of rapid decolonisation across the continent in the early 1960s. […]
In DRC Election, a Political System Defends Itself
Outgoing president Joseph Kabila has been revealed not as a strongman, but as a liability that needed to be removed. By Ben Shepherd The announcement […]