Occasional Papers (old series)

CACS Policy Brief No 9

The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security in Ethiopia Dr Messay Muguleta This Policy Brief examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security in Ethiopia, with special emphasis on its implications for informal business actors in urban areas as well as smallholder farmers. It starts by providing a socioeconomic profile of Ethiopia, and goes…

CACS Occasional Paper No 6

Sino-Ethiopian Trade and Investment Relations: Actors, Determinants and Trends Dr Messay Mulugeta College of Development Studies, Addis Ababa University September 2018 Since the late 1990s, extremely strong economic ties have developed between China and Ethiopia, with trade flows reaching more than US$3 billion a year, and Chinese investment in Ethiopia approaching US$3.5 billion in 2017…

CACS Occasional Paper No 5

Sino-South African Relations at Twenty: Key Lessons Dr David Monyae, Co-Director, CACS Gibson Banda, Research Intern January 2018 In 2018, China and South Africa will celebrate 20 years of formal diplomatic ties. This relationship is vital for regional African prosperity, South-South solidarity, and North-South dialogue. It is important for South Africa, which has increasingly sought…

CACS Occasional Paper No 2

Ubuntu as Public Policy: Challenges and Opportunities Professor Muxe Nkondo Edited version of a paper presented at the South Africa–China High-Level Dialogue on 25 April 2017. Organised by the Mediation Support, Policy Research and Analysis Unit, Department of International Relations and Cooperation, in collaboration with the China Public Diplomacy Association Liberal democracies have reached a…