According to the World Bank, the blue economy is the “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the health of the ocean”. The blue economy has great potential to contribute to higher and faster GDP growth across Africa. The continent’s seafood, aquaculture, and fisheries industries employ 12.3 million people, at least a third of whom are women.

Africa is emerging as a theatre of competition for global powers and there are significant opportunities on offer for savvy African states to exploit – most notably in the energy arena. Explores Ronak Gopaldas.

Across Africa, local government is the main governance authority responsible for connecting with local communities. Names given to these structures differ from country to country. Among the more common are “assemblies”, “councils” and “municipalities”. However, these naming distinctions belie the generally similar systems of local government in Africa. Explores GGA's Pranish Desai

Angola's general elections take place on August 24, but there is little hope that democracy will prevail in this securitised country with a legacy of kleptocracy, thanks to the late President Jose Eduardo dos Santos who died on 8 July. Angola's electoral commission has been captured by the ruling MPLA party, and most of its oil exports go to Europe, which will have an interest in maintaining the status quo, explains GGA's Director of Research & Programmes, Dr Ross Harvey.

Rising food and fertiliser prices have sparked debate among analysts about the dependency of the African continent on food and agricultural imports and its sensitivity to external geopolitical shocks. What can be done to better prepare national and regional governments facing these issues? Click here to learn more https://gga.org/africas-farmers-must-...

South Africa's position on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, inconsistent with its constitutional commitment to human rights, shows that there is an urgent need for a national discussion on the elements of authentic foreign policy

How does China and the US's fight for digital hegemony in Africa impact the continent's democracies?

Nuclear technology has made great advances with small modular reactors, which could potentially help South Africa transition away from coal to a cleaner energy source. GGA  junior researcher in the Human Security and Climate Change programme Leleti Maluleke, discusses the nuclear landscape in South Africa with Busisipho Siyobi, lead researcher in GGA's Natural Resource Governance Programme.

Read our in-depth article here:

https://gga.org/nuclear-power-lite-an-energy-solution-for-south-africa/

Africa's population is set to make up 40% of the world's young people in less than three generations, according to the 2017 UN regional situation analysis report. These numbers are expected to continue to grow in the next 50 years, while the populations of other continents are ageing. What does this mean for the continent?

In part two of our exclusive interview, former Botswana president Ian Khama talks about his plan to return to his country and fight for the democracy it was under his rule. He explains to GGA SADC executive director Chris Maroleng how incumbent president Mokgweetsi Masisi continues to erode the rule of law in Botswana, and allowed wildlife in the country to fall into the hands of poachers. “Two-thirds of our wildlife has been poached under his watch,” says Khama. Khama has long denied reports that he is in exile in South Africa, or that he had fled the country after threats to arrest him and security agency searches at his home. He also claims there had been an attempt to poison him in the run-up to Botswana’s 2019 general elections. This is Part 2 of a two-part series, you can listen to part two here: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/lloyd86255/episodes/2022-04-14T01_55_45-07_00