What drives instability in Africa and what can be done about it: French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to French counter-terrorism forces in northern Mali, in May. EPA/Christophe Petit TessonAfrica will remain turbulent because it is poor and young, but also because it is growing and dynamic. Development is disruptive but also presents huge opportunities. The … [Read more...] about What drives instability in Africa and what can be done about it | The Conversation
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What South Africa’s Reserve Bank can — and can’t — do about illicit financial flows | The Conversation
What South Africa's Reserve Bank can -- and can't -- do about illicit financial flows: South African Reserve Bank deputy governor and registrar of banks, Kuben Naidoo, has the tough task of curbing money laundering. Supplied by SARBDeveloping nations are facing a rising wave of illicit financial flows and money laundering. In South Africa the country’s Reserve Bank is at the … [Read more...] about What South Africa’s Reserve Bank can — and can’t — do about illicit financial flows | The Conversation
How farm dwellers in South Africa think about home, land and belonging | The Conversation
How farm dwellers in South Africa think about home, land and belonging: Farm dwellers like Zabalaza Mshengu live in extremely precarious conditions. Association for Rural AdvancementSouth Africa’s unemployment rate puts it in the bottom ten countries in the world. Hunger levels are growing. It has what Berkeley geography professor Gillian Hart calls a “population surplus to the … [Read more...] about How farm dwellers in South Africa think about home, land and belonging | The Conversation
Why Al-Shabaab targets Kenya – and what the country can do about it | The Conversation
Why Al-Shabaab targets Kenya – and what the country can do about it: An armed policeman searches for Al-Shabaab gunmen during the deadly Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack in Nairobi in 2013. Reuters/Goran TomasevicKenya has suffered the far-reaching effects of repeated attacks by Somalia-based Al-Shabaab terrorist group for years. Tourism has declined. Jobs have been … [Read more...] about Why Al-Shabaab targets Kenya – and what the country can do about it | The Conversation
Zuma’s allies are once again gung-ho about nuclear. Will they get their way? | The Conversation
Zuma's allies are once again gung-ho about nuclear. Will they get their way?: South Africa's new Energy Minister David Mahlobo, has launched a fresh push to bag the nuclear energy build programme. GCISSouth Africa’s nuclear build programme seems to be back on the agenda after earlier indications that it was dead. Recent comments by President Jacob Zuma and his new minister … [Read more...] about Zuma’s allies are once again gung-ho about nuclear. Will they get their way? | The Conversation
