18/9/2020
Image Credit: Yvonne, African market Negotiations over the sovereign debt of developing countries were much simpler at the time of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, launched in 1996 with the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative. Governments borrowed from the Paris Club of Western official creditors or from the multilateral agencies, led by the IMF …
In lieu of the publishers fair that usually takes place at the ASAUK Bienniel Conference, we welcome you to a virtual publishers exhibit. As a member, you can explore the latest titles and access exclusive discounts. Some of the publishers have created dedicat...
08/9/2020
Image Credit: African Market, Francisco Anzola In 2020 Africa faces its first recession in 25 years. Among the indicators pointing in this direction are remittances, which we touched upon last month although the early signs are better than widely feared...
19/8/2020
One of the main trends throughout Africa in 2019 was that people across African countries were starting to insist their voice be heard by their governments. In Sudan, Algeria, Uganda, Togo, Ethiopia, it was clear that “the people’s voice is growing louderâ...
18/8/2020
We are delighted to announce our new Education & Outreach project: Poetry in the Primary Classroom. This project, held in partnership with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), aims to support teachers to enjoy and to use poetry from ...
05/8/2020
Image Credit: Monito – Money Transfer Comparison The conventional wisdom in the early days of the Covid-19 virus was that workers’ remittances would fall off sharply, bringing additional balance-of-payments and exchange-rate pressures. An early...
17/7/2020
In January this year, the British Government hosted an Africa Investment Summit at which the Prime Minister, fresh from his election victory, promised to prioritise Britain’s relations with the continent. At the time, I set out some suggestions for how that ...
13/7/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic provides a stress test for all countries, but also for relations between them. In a webinar organised by the Overseas Development Institute, RAS director Nick Westcott joined a panel alongside Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (Mayor of Freetown)...
26/6/2020
The Government’s decision to merge the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, whatever the claimed advantages in terms of policy coherence, Whitehall reorganisation and cost saving, does serious damage to Britainâ€...
24/6/2020