Africa-US City Networking Forum and Academic Symposum
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Returning the gaze: Why we need more African think tanks that study the United States
For decades, there has been a focused interest in the study of Africa by American universities through academic centres, programs and think tanks. There are currently over 40 institutions in US universities that study Africa. Their focus and areas of study are
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The comprehensive victory of the Democratic Party in the United States November 2020 elections is the best outcome that South Africa and Africa could have hoped for…. The Democratic Party is an old opponent of apartheid, from as far back as
Africa U.S – China Digital Competition Concept Note
IntroductionThis concept note lays out initial thoughts and proposals for a new project on Africa-US-China engagements in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. It focuses on the competition between the US and China in Africa’s digital sphere while also
Africa and the Geopolitics of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has provoked multiple geostrategic uncertainties among nations and regions and schisms in various levels of global governance. Faced with the growing unpredictability of these developments, analysts are hard put as they gaze into the crystal ball to
African policy towards the US
The speakers were: Amini Kajunju, Executive Director of the International University of Grand Bassam (IUGB) Foundation; Dr Philani Mthembu, Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue; Arsène Brice Bado, PhD, Vice-President for Academic Affairs at CERAP/Université Jésuite in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Dr Bob
African Digital Diplomacy
Diplomacy practised by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platforms and capabilities has grown exponentially over the short duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. In part, this is because digital technologies were already rising in importance as avenues for the conduct of
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It is increasingly becoming evident that the COVID-19 pandemic will not subside anytime soon. Its impact across the world, especially Africa, with its own array of existing development and financial challenges, is multifaceted, daunting and yet to be fully realised.
#MandelaObama: A question of greatness
Calibrated to mark the centennial birthday of the global icon, the 2018 International Mandela Day on July 18 will be the most defining compared to past editions. That former US president Barack Obama will deliver the much-anticipated 16th annual Nelson
Comparing and contrasting
Calibrated to mark the centennial birthday of the global icon, the 2018 International Mandela Day on July 18 will be the most defining compared to past editions. That former US president Barack Obama will deliver the much-anticipated 16th annual Nelson