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To BBBEE or not to BBBEE After Nelson Mandela, the most prominent opponent of apartheid in South Africa, passed away last year, the world has again turned its attention to Pretoria's programs aimed at protecting the rights of the previously oppressed segment of the country's population. In reality, the lofty ideals of racial equality and justice ...
... European Union (France, Germany, the UK, Spain, and Italy) take the 66 percent of international arms transfer in the period of 2009~2013 (Siemon T. Wezeman, 2014). Compared with the 2004~2008, the percentage of arms importers of major weapon regional, Africa increase from 7% to 9% in the same period (see the below). As recipient, the poorly limited defense budget in African continent, will acting as the main obstacle against arms import to the predictable. For the reason of energy supply, geostrategic ...
Why Africa is Important for the EU With the 4th EU-Africa Summit just finishing in Brussels, the time is ripe for an analysis of the key problems within the partnership as well as for coming up with ideas about how they might be resolved. Here we take a ...
... culture: the so-called “old” Commonwealth that was legally established in 1931 with the Statute of Westminster approved by the British Parliament. The metropolis and its dominions – Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Union of South Africa – gained obvious economic and political benefits from their membership of the British Commonwealth, and took advantage of a range of imperial preferences and the British pound. Expanding membership undermined its continuity: a clear divide ...
... production of uranium comes from mines located in Kazakhstan, Canada and Australia. Even with French president Francoise Hollande sitting at 18 percent popularity in the polls France has conducted interventions in its former colonies; the Central African Republic, Mali and Niger all of which contain uranium deposits. China has become the new player in the club and its presence is being felt along Africa’s Uranium Road, the meridian that stretches from the Western Sahara to Sudan, where ...
... and traditions. It’s month is represented by January and we are getting close to it now. Frantz Fanon, ideologue of the Algerian war of independence, called for violent revolution. Nelson Mandela, a descendent of the noble Tembu tribe in South Africa decided it could be achieved peacefuly. Mandela has just been enshrined in the pantheon of democracy. Fanon, whose strategy opened the door for him, is a forgotten martyr. It’s an ironic coincidence that Nelson Mandela died last week on December ...
... Washington, London, and Paris reversed themselves and supported the suppression of “Arab Springs” in Algeria, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. As a result, in the war between Islamists and Secularists, both sides view the West with suspicion. In North Africa, these groups pose a threat to the economic stability of Europe. More than 85 percent of Libya's crude oil exports go to Europe. Italy, France, and Spain are heavily dependent on Libyan oil , which in 2010 accounted for 22 percent, 16 percent,...
... unquestionably a nuclear bomb, but if we look at the real weapons of mass destruction it is in fact small arms, these cause more desolation then any explosion. I am sure, there are some who expect me to tell a story about AK-47 wielding maniacs from South Africa, who travelled to Congo in a bid to secure riches of this vast realm and at the end even save a damsel in distress. Sure, ZA mercenaries can be found throughout Africa, and Congo is by no means an exception, nor is the fear these mercenaries instil ...
Africa is needed for Africans, Russia and the world Until recently, Africa was poorly represented in macro-economic forecasting and research, especially in terms of Russian-African relations. In the late 80s - early 90s of the last century, Russian ...
On 24 March, in the aftermath of a conflict beginning in December 2012, the Central African Republic (CAR) suffered a coup. Its president, François Bozizé, was overthrown, and power was seized by a group of rebels headed by Michel Djotodia. We discussed the prospects for the new government and the potential escalation of ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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