| 24 October 2013 |
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| Feature: Are governments also guilty of mining blood diamonds? |
The Kimberley Process is coming under pressure to throw its net beyond rebel groups to include governments.
The process was set up by the diamond industry, governments and civil society under pressure from human rights activists who had threatened to lead a global boycott of diamonds because horrible rebels groups like the notorious Revolutionary United Front in Sierra Leone and Liberia were financing their rebellions against government and atrocities against civilians, by mining diamonds and selling them into the official market.
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| Press Release |
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| African Futures Project revises National Development Plan's population projections |
By 2030 66,4 million people could be living in South Africa, almost 8 million more people than the base projection of 58,5 million set out in the country’s National Development Plan 2030.
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| ISS Today |
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| Does South Africa's criminal justice system deter offenders? |
Existing statistics don't allow for an analysis of whether South Africa's approach to crime and criminal justice is actually working.
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| Zuma says Africa isn't supporting impunity |
The emotional debate over the African Union's criticism of the ICC has been shrouded by misunderstanding.
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| Events |
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| The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use: reshaping the disarmament debate? 30 October 2013 |
This seminar will discuss the humanitarian effects of nuclear weapons and explore the way forward for states and civil society.
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| Back from the brink: How the South African government can reverse our flailing fortunes. 1 November 2013 |
What must be done to improve South Africa’s social and economic circumstances and pull the country back from the brink?
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| ACPST Course report: Emerging threats to human security in Africa |
The course brought together 24 participants from 14 countries and focused on climate change, electoral violence, terrorism, and trafficking in persons and drugs.
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| Formation de l'ACPST rapport: Plaidoyer et la Sécurité Humaine |
The skills needed to run successful advocacy campaigns are lacking among practitioners working on human security issues in Africa. This course built capacity in this area among the 22 participants from 14 countries who attended.
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| Multimedia |
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| South Africa and France see eye to eye on what to do about CAR |
This week in Africa episode 63: Stephanie Wolters looks at the visit of France's President Hollande to South Africa, another miss for the Mo Ibrahim prize and Charles Taylor transferred to jail in the UK. / La Semaine en Afrique episode 63: Interview avec Stephanie Wolters sur la visite de Francois Hollande en Afrique du Sud; la situation en Centrafrique, le prix Mo Ibrahim et le transfert en prison de Charles Taylor.
Listen online in English... / Écoutez en ligne en français... |
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