Category: Publications & Resources

Publication: Fields of Gold?

Publication: Fields of Gold?

Deliberations on Natural Resource Politics in Africa | Edited by RLS (Ibrahima Thiam and Andreas Bohne) | April 2017 African countries are characterised by an abundant supply of resources including (agricultural) land, recently discovered oil and gas reserves or deposits of gold, platinum and others. However, what seems to be a blessing for the some can turn out to be a curse for others. This online publication co ...

Dialogue: Searching for the way: 50 Years after the Arusha Declaration

Dialogue: Searching for the way: 50 Years after the Arusha Declaration

On February 7th 1967, the then ruling party in Tanzania Mainland (TANU) made a declaration on what would be the national ideology for decades to follow, branded UJAMAA na Kujitegemea. The implementation of the declaration would go on to see mass nationalization of all major private businesses. However, even though the declaration itself is more remembered for its economic and commercial elements (that limited the two ...

Fact booklet: Unpacking Trade & Investment

Fact booklet: Unpacking Trade & Investment

Controlling the South: the case of East Africa | Written by Yash Tandon | Published by RLS Brussels Office | February 2017 This paper falls within the overall theme of mega-regional trade and investment agreements that have proliferated in recent years. It addresses the question of whether they are improving or worsening the condition of countries in the Global South.

Research Report on the Management of Conflicts in Kenya-October 2017

Research Report on the Management of Conflicts in Kenya-October 2017

By RLS East African Regional Office | October 2017 More than 50 years after independence from the British, Kenya is a country still plagued by incessant internal conflicts, some of which are violent. This is despite many efforts by the government and different stakeholders over the years to try to manage and bring them to an end. This report, commissioned by RLS East Africa in 2017 under the Special Initiative on ...

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