Global value chains amplify requirements for structural transformation in Africa

*The latest report from Think Security Africa is the organisation’s fifth annual review on security in Africa

The latest report from Think Security Africa (http://www.thinksecurityafrica.org) is the organisation’s fifth annual review on security in Africa. It assesses changes in Africa’s security situation between 2013 and 2014 in three main categories: (1) Challenges impacting the national chain of command, (2) Maintaining territorial integrity, and (3) Societal management.

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>Refugee advocates in South Africa have reacted with dismay and scepticism to a planned revamp of the asylum application process which the government says is designed to distinguish economic migrants from people with a bona fide case for refugee status.

The coronavirus crisis is transforming and speeding up the evolution of Africa’s supply chains.

China's coronavirus outbreak could disrupt global shipping, supply chains and experts warn – Up News Info Tampa  Up News InfoNo major change in 'trajectory' of coronavirus outbreak: WHO | AFP  AFP News AgencyView Full coverage on Google News

Africa has achieved exceptional economic growth over the past decade, averaging 4.5 percent a year and underpinned by prudent macroeconomic management.  Now we must achieve economic growth that is accompanied by significantly less poverty and greater prosperity for all the people of the continent.
With new discoveries of oil, gas, and minerals seemingly every month, we need to be able to extract, market, and invest the new-found earnings from these resources in higher quality education,...

>Never heard of a country in the unique position of straddling/spanning two continents? Well, the Republic of Turkey is that country, which is partly in Europe (Istanbul, etc), while the rest is in Asia! Generally, a continent is ‘a continuous mass of land... one of the larger divisions of unbroken land... Really?

Constituencies to be divided after meeting requirements
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THE National Electoral Commission (NEC) will divide large constituencies only if they meet all the requirements, the government has said. Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Policy, Coordination and Parliamentary Affairs) Ms Jenista Mhagama ...

WHO's Tedros: Using word 'pandemic' could amplify unjustified fear and stigma  FXStreetCoronavirus: World must prepare for pandemic, says WHO - BBC News  BBC NewsWatch: World Health Organization holds press conference on the coronavirus outbreak  CNBC’Time Is Everything’: World Braces for Spread of New Virus  NBC 10 Philadelphia'Time is everything': World braces for spread of new virus  Yahoo Singapore NewsView Full coverage on Google...

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Parliamentary handling of escrow issue will amplify constitutional balances
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Parliament is trying to strike a balance between government accountability and independence of the judiciary, in case that will provide further clarification as to how the constitution operates, ahead of ratification of the new constitution expected for the second ...
No judiciary interference in IPTL saga, Bunge toldDaily News

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