CCR's latest seminar report is based on a policy advisory group seminar held in Siavonga, Zambia, from 9 to 10 June 2011. The meeting explored some of the most important challenges presently facing state reconstruction efforts in Zimbabwe, and considered strategies to accelerate the process. The policy dialogue was made possible through the support of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Zimbabwe.

The Nobel Black Moses

On the 50th anniversary of Albert Luthuli's receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize, this article by CCR Executive Director Adekeye Adebajo puts the former ANC president's moving oration in the context of other South African Nobel laureates (and also references fellow Nobel laureate Martin Luther King). The article outlines Luthuli's political activities and achievements, and focuses on the speech itself. (The Sunday Independent, 11 December 2011)

Thursday 3 November 2011

CCR held this public dialogue which was addressed by the South African Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, to discuss prospects for free trade in Africa.

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CCR's 2009/2010 annual report celebrates 12 Pan-African heroes, encompassing Africa's five sub-regions and its Diaspora. It is critical that Africa celebrates its heroes and that they inspire the current generation to aspire to greatness. At CCR, we believe it is important to focus on the political, socio-economic, and cultural struggles that these 12 heroes represent in our efforts to promote peace and stability on our beloved continent.

The University of Pennsylvania's 2010 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings, a comprehensive ranking of 6,480 think tanks worldwide in nearly 170 countries, has for the third consecutive year, ranked CCR as the only African organisation in the top 50 non-US think tanks globally. The Centre is ranked No. 4 in the top 25 think tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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CCR Books

CCR's books provide cutting edge quality research and analysis of critical issues about Africa and are published by Jacana Media, University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, Hurst & Co., James Currey, and Columbia University Press.

1. UN Peacekeeping in Africa: From the Suez Crisis to the Sudan Conflicts
Adekeye Adebajo
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Jacana Press, 2011

2. The Curse of Berlin: Africa after the Cold War
Adekeye Adebajo
Columbia University Press, Hurst & Co, UKZN Press, 2010

3. From Global Apartheid to Global Village: Africa and the United Nations
Adekeye Adebajo (ed.)
UKZN Press, 2009

4. Peace versus Justice? The Dilemma of Transitional Justice in Africa
Chandra Lekha Sriram and Suren Pillay (eds.)
UKZN Press, 2009

5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon? Africa and China
Kweku Ampiah and Sanusha Naidu (eds.)
UKZN Press, 2008

6. Africa's Human Rights Architecture
John Akokpari and Daniel Shea Zimbler (eds.)
Jacana Press, 2008

7. The African Union and its Institutions
John Akokpari, Angela Ndinga-Muvumba and Tim Murithi (eds.)
Jacana Press, 2008

8. Gulliver's Troubles: Nigeria's Foreign Policy after the Cold War
Adekeye Adebajo and Abdul Raufu Mustapha (eds.)
UKZN Press, 2008

9. HIV/AIDS and Society in South Africa
Angela Ndinga-Muvumba and Robyn Pharoah (eds.)
UKZN Press, 2008

10. South Africa in Africa: The Post-Apartheid Era
Adekeye Adebajo, Adebayo Adedeji, and Chris Landsberg (eds.)
UKZN Press, 2007

11. A Dialogue of the Deaf: Essays on Africa and the United Nations
Adekeye Adebajo and Helen Scanlon (eds.)
Jacana Press, 2006

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