Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) 2018

The Council on African Security And Development (CASADE) is pleased to announce this international…


The effective use of China’s soft power in Africa

Africa's natural resources have long provided allure for China. On the back of large infrastructure…


Bridging the leadership gap in Africa

Syerramia Willoughby. What is Ubuntu? Is it a radical or benign concept? Ubuntu is a traditional…


Many Developing Countries Are Trapped: Few Can Climb The Economic Ladder

Maria A. Arias, Yi Wen. The low- or middle-income trap phenomenon has been widely studied in recent…


Maritime Security and African development

Carlos Lopes. Africa boasts of an abundance of natural resources, in particular aquatic and marine…


Does the terrorist label obscures more than it enlightens in the effort to curb terrorism?

Nigerians, in the main, have a tendency to do what they are not supposed to do, especially if…


Sexual Exploitation Abuse in Peace Ops focus of AFRICOM Rule of Law event in Senegal

Brenda Law DAKAR, Senegal – “Peacekeeping is centered on building the trust of those we are here to…


China Broadens Soft Power Campaign In Africa

Yun Sun. Early in September, 2015, more than a hundred Chinese and African think tank scholars and…


Energy, Growth and Development

Michael Greenstone.* It is nearly impossible to overstate the role of access to reliable energy as…


The new research agenda for achieving universal energy access

Akachukwu Okafor* In September 2015, the United Nations adopted a set of seventeen global…