Articles 2012

06 December 2012

• The light of transparency shines bright
  Source: Open Government Partnership
  London: Increased openness offers many benefits for societies which are brave enough to submit themselves to scrutiny. It can help root out corruption, expose inefficiencies and highlight poor...
• US signals flexibility for deal at talks for UN climate treaty
  Source: Bloomberg
  Washington: President Barack Obama's envoy to UN global warming talks signaled flexibility on paving the way for a new treaty by 2015, saying he's open to a discussion on the issue of fairness over...
• Will Russia offer anything new during G20 presidency?
  Source: Pravda
  Moscow: Russia has become the presiding state of the Group of Twenty (G20) during a crucial period of development of the world in terms of both geopolitics and economics. The globalized world...

05 December 2012

• Africa Partnership Forum communique: illicit financial flows
  Source: Africa Partnership Forum
  1. The 19th meeting of the Africa Partnership Forum (APF) was held in Cotonou, Republic of Benin on 3 December 2012, with the overall theme of illicit financial flows. It was co-chaired by Belgium,...
• Brazil offers new tax breaks as economy sputters
  Source: Reuters
  Brasilia:  Brazil's government on Tuesday extended tax breaks to the country's construction industry in a new effort to encourage investment and boost flagging growth in the world's sixth-...
• Third Annual US-AU High Level Meeting: statement
  Source: US State Department
  Washington: The United States and the African Union (AU) met on November 28 and 29, 2012 in Washington for the third annual U.S.-AU High Level Meetings. The discussions focused on how the AU and the...
• Vietnam condemns China's sea claims as "serious violation"
  Source: Reuters
  Hanoi/New Delhi:  Vietnam condemned on Tuesday China's claims to disputed South China Sea islands as a serious violation of its sovereignty after saying it was setting up patrols to protect its...
• Wine to China
  Source: Inter Press Service
  Johannesburg:  South Africa and China are partners within a club of leading emerging markets, and it would seem natural that exports of South African wine to the Chinese market should be surging...

04 December 2012

• American commander details Al Qaeda’s strength in Mali
  Source: New York Times
  Washington:  Al Qaeda’s affiliate in North Africa is operating terrorist training camps in northern Mali and providing arms, explosives and financing to a militant Islamist organization in...
• Brazil in Africa: just another BRICS country seeking resources?
  Source: Chatham House
  London: This briefing paper sets out to give an overview of Brazil’s activities in Africa and analyse its motives for engagement. It details the different activities, highlighting the basic...