Information on "Technology" and "Africa"
December 2012
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Dec 2012
The Financial Revolution in Africa
Author: Claire Alexandre, Mireya Almazán, Hemant Baijal, Simone di Castri, Christine Hougaard, Sal Karakaplan, Quan Le, Susie Lonie, Josephine Osikena, Prateek Shrivastava, Cicero Torteli, Mark Simmonds
Publisher: Foreign Policy Centre (FPC)
This essay collection aims to develop and promote an evidence-based understanding of the risks and challenges associated with supervising mobile payment services and promoting their global expansion. More on «The Financial Revolution in Africa»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
EAI US-China Relations Statement Factsheet (April 2012)
Author: Stephen Ranger
Publisher: East Asia Institute (EAI)
This factsheet on US-China Relations covers North Korea's satellite launch; the dispute over the South China Sea; the direction of US-China cooperation and economic interdependence between the two countries; human rights in China; and China's role in... More on «EAI US-China Relations Statement Factsheet (April 2012)» -
Sep 2012
Furthering Democracy in Libya with Information Technology
Author: Chris Jones, Sharon Kennedy, Siobhan Kerr, Joseph Mitchell, Daniel Safayeni
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Social media played a central role in the 2011 uprisings that took place in the Arab world, facilitating the organization and coordination of popular resistance to dictatorial regimes in Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. More on «Furthering Democracy in Libya with Information Technology»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
What Does Hydrocarbon Wealth Mean for Foreign Aid in Mozambique?
Author: Emily Jean Anderson
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
The paper discusses resource wealth and foreign aid issues in Mozambique. More on «What Does Hydrocarbon Wealth Mean for Foreign Aid in Mozambique?» -
Jun 2012
Chinese Economic and Trade Co-operation Zones in Africa: Facing the Challenges
Author: Ana Cristina Alves
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
The idea of exporting Chinese special economic zones to Africa was adopted as an official policy within the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) framework at the third meeting held in Beijing in 2006, when President Hu Jintao formally announced ... More on «Chinese Economic and Trade Co-operation Zones in Africa: Facing the Challenges» -
Jun 2012
Like and Strike: Die Bedeutung der Neuen Medien im Arabischen Frühling
Author: Michel Penke
Publisher: Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH)
Diese Publikation summiert die Wechselwirkung digitaler Vernetzung und politischen Aufbegehrens in der arabischen Welt im Jahre 2011. More on «Like and Strike: Die Bedeutung der Neuen Medien im Arabischen Frühling»
March 2012
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15 Mar 2012
Encouraging Political Participation in Africa
Author: Arthur Chatora
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This report argues that social media have the potential to facilitate active citizen political engagement, required to bring about political change in Africa. More on «Encouraging Political Participation in Africa»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
New Socio-Political Actors in North Africa
Author: Silvia Colombo, Paola Caridi, Jane Kinninmont
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) / German Marshall Fund of The United States (GMF)
This report analyzes the power structures of a host of North African countries through the lenses of the new sociopolitical conditions and actors that have emerged as a result of the Arab Spring. More on «New Socio-Political Actors in North Africa»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Changing Focus? How to Take Adaptive Capacity Seriously
Author: Eva Ludi, Lindsey Jones, Simon Levine
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper aims to understand better how different kinds of development interventions affect the characteristics of adaptive capacity. More on «Changing Focus? How to Take Adaptive Capacity Seriously» -
2012
Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 1
Author: Olusegun Fariudeen Liadi, Ole Frahm, Marco Gardini, Alexandra Dobra, Jean-Pierre Jacob, Pierre-Yves Le Meur, Felix Brahm, Jamie Miller
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation / Hamburg University Press
This issue includes articles on Hip Hop in Nigeria, national identity in South Sudan and land transactions in Togo. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 1»
