COP26: What should be at the top of Africa’s agenda?
In November, the United Kingdom will host the 26th annual United Nations (UN) global climate summit – called COP – or “Conference of the Parties” in Glasgow. COP26 (delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic) has a unique urgency and could prove to be one of the most important conferences of our time. Most experts agree that the window for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees is rapidly closing, and the decade out to 2030 will be the most critical to achieving this target. Africa contributes just 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions yet is shouldered with the greatest burden in transitioning to low carbon economies…
Reflecting on Military Operations in Cabo Delgado
This Mail & Guardian webinar was sponsored by Good Governance Africa (GGA) and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD). It featured as its speakers: Professor Adriano Nuvunga, Executive Director, CDD; Professor Erin McCandless, Associate Professor of Peace and Security, Wits University; and Professor Abel Esterhuyse, Head of Department of Strategic Studies, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University. A late joiner was Professor Thomas Mandrup from the Security Institute of Governance and Leadership in Africa, also at Stellenbosch University. It was moderated by Chris Maroleng, Global Advisor and the SADC…
Exploring the role of illicit financial flows in Zimbabwe’s political economy
This Mail & Guardian webinar was sponsored by Good Governance Africa. It featured as speakers Honourable Tendai Biti, Former Finance Minister during Zimbabwe’s coalition government 2009-2013; Mark Heywood, Human Rights and Social Justice Activist; Farai Maguwu, Founder of the Centre for Natural Resource Governance; Professor Francis Gudyanga, Founding Fellow and past President of the Zimbabwe Academy of Sciences; and Sikhululekile Mashingaidze, Lead Researcher, Human Security & Climate Change Programme, GGA. It was facilitated by Chris Maroleng, Executive…
South Africa’s Local Government Elections: What is the Youth Saying?
For the forthcoming Local Government Elections, nearly 1.8 million eligible 18–19-year-olds have decided not to register to vote. Good Governance Africa conducts high-quality research and initiates critical discussions on a variety of thematic areas and partners with African governments and other NGOs to complement the building of more inclusive political settlements across the continent. This webinar featured as its speakers Busisipho Siyobi, Lead Researcher in the Natural Resource Governance Programme at GGA; Stuart Mbanyele, Junior Researcher in the Governance Delivery and Impact…
African Policy Towards the US
US foreign policy has a huge impact on Africa’s cultural, political, economic and security interests. Join us as we hear from a range of experts as they unpack what steps Africans can take to build a coherent continental policy for engaging the US in a competitive and rapidly changing world order.
The Zambia dialogues: The first 100 days of Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema’s presidency
Good Governance Africa (GGA) and the Mail & Guardian hosted a webinar discussion focusing on Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema’s journey as he approaches 100 days in office. The speakers who discussed the country’s prospects and challenges were: Laura Miti, Executive Director for the Alliance for Community Action (ACA); Boniface Cheembe, Executive Director – Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD; and Dr Grieve Chelwa, Director of Research, Institute on…
Zambia Elections: Dialogue Series In conversation with Chris Maroleng
Ahead of Zambia’s August 12 elections, GGA will be engaging with relevant political players and analysts. As always, our focus is on the most pressing governance issues of the day. To kick off the series, Chris Maroleng will interview Bishop Mwamba, the new president of the late Kenneth Kaunda’s party, UNIP.
