Africa Publications
Southern Voices in the Northern Policy Debate: Perspectives on Conflicts and Conflict Resolution in Africa
Jun 08, 2012What are the important areas of divergence and convergence in the approaches to African conflict resolution and peace building between the North and Africa? more
Energy and Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Global Crisis, Local Impacts
Jun 08, 2012Agriculture and energy production play an enormous roles in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper provides detailed analysis on the food and energy crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa through the glasses of African stakeholders. more
Africa and Twenty-First Century Development Challenges: The North-South Development Agenda Reconsidered
Jun 08, 2012There is much debate today about North versus South development schemes and frameworks. What is effective? What works best in which context? more
Brain Drain in Africa: State of the Issue and Possible Solutions
Jun 08, 2012How can Africa prevent the exportation of its educated citizens? This paper attempts to answer this very question through examination of what is meant by “brain drain,” followed by analyzing the hard facts, significance and consequences for the continent. more
Enhancing Climate Change Technology Transfer between the Global North and the Global South
Jun 08, 2012Climate change technology transfer has been included in several plans and programs with the aim of bridging the gap between industrialized countries and the developing world. more
Africa on the Move!: The Role of Political Will and Community in Improving Access to Family Planning in Africa
Jun 07, 2012This paper presents a compelling study that examines factors which have propelled the change in attitudes of political leaders to champion family planning in Africa. more
e-Dossier No. 35 - Robert Mugabe and Todor Zhivkov
May 29, 2012CWIHP is pleased to announce the addition of a new document to its online Digital Archive. Introduced by Sue Onslow, the newly released document is a 1979 conversation between the future President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, and communist leader of Bulgaria, Todor Zhivkov. more
Trade and Development in Africa: Congressional Study Trip to Ghana and Liberia
Apr 26, 2012The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Wilson Center) sponsored a congressional study trip to Ghana and Liberia from March 20 to March 26, 2011. It was organized by Wilson Center on the Hill and the Africa Program at the Wilson Center. This trip was funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. more
Empowering Local Peacebuilders: Strategies for Effective Engagement of Local Actors in Peace Operations
Apr 19, 2012This USIP publication features, "Getting the Right People in the Room: The Burundi Leadership Training Program" by Howard Wolpe and Africa Program Director, Steve McDonald. more
Moving Targets: Youth Priorities and the Policy Response in War and Post-War Africa
Apr 16, 2012Unprecedented numbers of young people in weak and war-torn African nations, in short, tend to be characterized by the gap between what most youth need and what governments and international donors think they need, not to mention what they actually get. more
