Post-Conflict Reconstruction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
(Policy Brief No. 4)

This latest CCR policy brief is based on a policy advisory group meeting, held on 19-20 April 2010, in response to a request from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat in Botswana, to assess the challenges of post-conflict reconstruction in the DRC. The report discusses strategic mechanisms for enhancing the effectiveness of the Congolese government, SADC, civil society, the United Nations, and the international community, in consolidating peace and security in the DRC.
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Posted to the Web: 29 June 2010

Peacebuilding in Post-Cold War Africa: Problems, Progress, and Prospects
(Policy Brief No. 3)

This CCR policy brief discusses the interplay between local, regional and global forces in relation to peacebuilding challenges in Africa. Based on a research and policy seminar on the theme "Peacebuilding in Africa", held on 25-28 August 2009 in Gaborone, Botswana, the report focuses on six key themes: the theory and practice of peacebuilding in Africa; strengthening the security sector; justice and human rights; gender and peacebuilding; pan-African institutions; and global institutions and ideologies.
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Posted to the Web: 15 April 2010

Taming the Dragon? Defining Africa's Interests at the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC)
(Policy Brief No. 2)

This policy brief focuses on four key spheres of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation: political relations; economic co-operation; international affairs; and social development, as well as on broader issues of Sino/African relations. The report is based on a policy advisory group meeting held in Tshwane (Pretoria) on 13 and 14 July 2009, which examined systematically how Africa's 53 states define and articulate their geo-strategic interests and policies for engaging China within FOCAC.
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Posted to the Web: 25 August 2009

This policy brief, released before the important Africa-Europe summit in Lisbon on 8 and 9 December 2007, assesses the interests of Europe in Africa and what political, economic and security roles Africa expects Europe to play on the continent. The report is based on a policy advisory group meeting held in Maputo, Mozambique, from 31 October - 1 November 2007, which drew on the expertise of both African and European policymakers, civil society activists and scholars.
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Posted to the Web: 27 November 2007