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The free trade vision and its fallacies: The case of the African Continental Free Trade Area
The notion of free trade consists of the idea of a trade policy where no restrictions will be implemented on imports or exports in...
Lawrence Stargomena Tax Says Goodbye, and Calls for Scaling Up Sustainable Development
Southern African Development Community (SADC), an organization made up of 16 member states, was established in 1980. It has as its mission to promote...
The development of Sino-west African economic relationships and its impacts on the world economy
At the present time, the world is experiencing important and profound changes, the most striking of which are the determination of African countries and...
Universal Access to Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities
During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without...
The Destinies of Africa in the Modern World
As part of the preparations for the second Russia-Africa summit, the Institute of African Studies in conjunction with the Roscongress Foundation and supported by...
Geo-political systems crossing religion in Africa
I grew up with spiritually inclined parents. This meant church on a Sunday. Afterwards people would congregate outside crushed in a near sea of...
Race and Racism’s Critical Role in International Relations
The majority of realist International Relations theory attempts to explain the outcome of the Thirty Years’ War and the 1648 Peace of Westphalia. Given...
Karen Blixen out of a storybook on Africa
Symbol of Danish hope in Kenya growing coffee I put away wild birds one day and they returned to me as a cuckoo clock....
Russia – Africa in the Mirror of the Media
As part of the activities marking Africa Day, (historically celebrated May 25), the Russian Association for International Cooperation (RAMS), the Russkiy Mir Foundation and...
Happy Africa Day!
I am an African American with significant Native American background in my ancestry with the blood of ex-slaves running through my DNA. I am...