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 ...
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 ...
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.
Produced by NAPE Uganda | February 2017
The video documentary investigates about the over 1,000 people evicted from their land in Bugambe Sub-County, Hoima District in Uganda by unscrupulous businessmen targeting the oil and sugar industry and relays the untold suffering by communities. Read more ... ... The European Union is seeking to conclude several economic partnerships around the world, one with the East African Community. A conference hosted by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation recently discussed the pros and cons of Tanzania. The left-wing European Commissioner Helmut Scholz also participated. He spoke to Dorothee Braun, the director of the RLS East Africa office.
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 ... In November 2016, the Nyerere Resource Centre (NRC) organized a short course training on “Financialisation of Land and Ecology”. After the training, Prof. Carlos Castel-Branco from Maputo sat down with Prof. Issa Shivji of NRC to discuss the pitfalls of raising Public Debt and what Financialisation of the world economy means.
FAHAMU has recently launched a Smartphone Application for its Pambazuka News E-Publication. Pambazuka News is the authoritative Pan-African electronic weekly newsletter for social justice in Africa and the global South providing cutting edge commentary and in-depth analysis on the struggle for freedom and justice.
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Video documentary: “Seeds of the Oil Curse”
Interview: Development thrust is put at risk
Research Report on the Management of Conflicts in Kenya-October 2017
Short course training: “Financialisation of Land and Ecology”
Smartphone App: Pambazuka News E-Publication
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