Chede International Development Network

Dialoog tussen Afrika

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:39:45 +0000

Contemporary Africa is faced with the reality of numerous evolving states that have to grapple with the inevitability of conflict. On their own, the fledgling institutions in these states cannot cope with the huge demands unleashed by everyday conflict. It is within this context that the complementarity between traditional institutions and the modern state becomes not only observable but also imperative. . . . → Lees meer: Africa Dialogue (PDF – 3 467KB)

Afrika kan helpen voeden Afrika

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:37:48 +0000

Prices for basic staple food are back in the headlines—they are rising again. This is bad news for those among Africa’s poor who consume more food than what they can produce. Think especially of poor families living in cities: they spend the majority of their income on simple foodstuffs. Rising food prices are also having important macroeconomic impacts on many African countries since more and more food is being imported from the global market leading to worsening balances of trade. Just 5% of Africa’s imports of cereals come from other African countries. This issue is not going to go away. Demand for food will continue to increase, it is projected to double by 2020, and consumers will be increasingly located in Africa’s rapidly growing cities. . . . → Lees meer: Africa Can Help Feed Africa Report (PDF – 2 799KB)

Afrika's ontwikkeling gangen

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:35:41 +0000

The Maputo Development Corridor is the largest and most successful development corridor initiative thus far in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regio, if not within Africa as a whole. It has overcome a range of challenges to make a significant contribution towards regional economic integration. As such, it is an example from which lessons can be drawn for other corridor initiatives within the region. . . . → Lees meer: Africa’s Development Corridors (PDF – 212Kb)

Ghana maakt voortgang ten opzichte van de ‘Resource vloek,' maar uitdagingen blijven

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:24:56 +0000

Newcomers to Accra may be surprised to see evidence of corporate social responsibility strewn around Ghana’s capital city. Billboards and posters remind passers-by of the constant stream of summits, workshops and initiatives taking place to address the challenges posed by managing the country’s newfound oil reserves. . . . → Lees meer: Ghana Makes Progress Against the ‘Resource vloek,’ but Challenges Remain (PDF – 53 KB)

GEWELDIGE inzichten

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:21:29 +0000

Regional integration seems to be the name of the game these days. As the dynamics of the multilateral trade scene are fizzling out, regional trade agreements are multiplying at an unprecedented pace. A recognition of the reality that many national markets alone are simply too small, for selling products, attracting investment, stimulating innovation and remaining competitive. Beyond trade and market integration, there are a host of other sound reasons to bundle forces at regional level and integrate. Politically it makes sense to strengthen the ties with your neighbours as this interdependence reduces the incentives for conflict. . . . → Lees meer: GREAT Insights Nov 2012 Issue (PDF – 1 417 Kb)

Drug trafficking and the crisis of statehood in West Africa

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:09:59 +0000

Beginning in the middle of the last decade, the international community was alerted to the fact that drug trafficking in West Africa was in danger of spawning a series of near ‘narco–‐states’: countries whose economies, politics and social structures were being infiltrated and distorted by the drug trade. . . . → Lees meer: Leadership Required – Drug Trafficking and the Crisis of Statehood in West Africa (PDF – 1 830 Kb)

Localizing development

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:54:27 +0000

Promoting participation through community development projects and local decentralization has become a central tenet of development policy. The World Bank alone has invested about $85 billion over the last decade on development assistance for participation. Echter, some observers feel that policy making in the area is conceptually weak, that project design is informed more by slogans than careful analysis. . . . → Lees meer: Localizing Development (PDF – 2530KB)

Looking to 2060

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:51:28 +0000

On the basis of 2005 purchasing power parities (PPPs), China is projected to surpass the Euro Area in a year or so and the United States in a few more years, to become the largest economy in the world, and India is projected to surpass Japan in the next year or two and the Euro area in about 20 years. . . . → Lees meer: Looking to 2060; Long-term Growth Prospects for the World, According to OECD (PDF – 117 KB)

Deepening regional trade integration in goods and services

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:46:17 +0000

Regional trade integration has long been a strategic objective for Africa. Echter, the African market remains highly fragmented. While there has been some success in removing import duties within regional communities, a range of non-tariff and regulatory barriers still raise transaction costs and limit the movement of goods, services, people and capital across borders. The end-result is that Africa has integrated with the rest of the world faster than with itself. . . . → Lees meer: Report on Deepening Regional Integration in Africa (PDF – 3 215 KB)

The new face of poverty

Faith — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:40:40 +0000

To what extent do education, health and nutrition poverty rates differ by the spatial and social characteristics of households? And how has the composition of education, health and nutrition poverty changed since the 1990s in terms of the spatial and social characteristics of households? . . . → Lees meer: The New Face of Poverty (PDF – 410KB)