African Conference Research Articles

The changing context for regional integration in southern Africa: how adaptive are its regional institutions?

This commentary examines the performance of southern Africa's regional institutions against the backdrop of the changing regional context since the late 1990s. The first section reflects on the relationship between successive geopolitical changes and efforts to keep the Southern African Customs Union, Southern African Development Coordination Conference and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa relevant over time, as well as the frequent mismatch between the ambitions for regional integration institutions and the evolving realities. Thereafter, I consider how far the optimism that post-apartheid South Africa would transform itself from regional pariah to leading partner in reaping collective peace dividends has been borne out, using the examples of recent trends in conflict and instability, in nationalism and nation building and in infrastructure and communications. Finally, the fitness of current institutions to address new challenges in the form of global environmental/climate change, the ongoing urbanisation and the increasing engagements by China and India in the region is assessed.

Staff skills not staff types for community-based rehabilitation

The AfriCAN conference,1 of the Community Based Rehabilitation African Network, in Oct 26–29 in Abuja, Nigeria, has been chosen to launch the new guidelines on community-based rehabilitation2 that aim to improve the lives of the estimated 650 million people living with a disability, with over 80% of these residing in low-income countries and most being greatly impoverished.3 The development of these guidelines is a considerable, and impressively inclusive, achievement. They have evolved through wide consultation, including the International Disability and Development Consortium (a global consortium of 25 international non-governmental organisations), International Labour Organization, UNESCO, and WHO's Disability and Rehabilitation Team.

African Regulatory Conference 2010

The second African Regulatory Conference (ARC), which took place in Johannesburg on March 2–3, 2010, was organized by the Drug Information Association (DIA) and cosponsored by the South African Development Community (SADC).The conference program was developed by the Africa Regulatory Network of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) in collaboration with a team of program advisors, composed of regulatory authority representatives from several African countries (Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and Zambia), of two industry association heads (Innovative Medicines South Africa and Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa), and a World Health Organization delegate.

5th European & African Conference on Wind Engineering 参加報告

5th European & African Conference on Wind Engineering 参加報告

Proceedings of the Third South African Conference on Photonic Materials

Proceedings of the Third South African Conference on Photonic Materials

'Scaling up for success': The 4th Southern African AIDS Conference: 31 March - 3rd April 2009, Durban

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Report on the 2nd African Digital Scholarship and Curation Conference

Report on the 2nd African Digital Scholarship and Curation Conference

Third African Nutritional Epidemiology Conference Cairo, Egypt

Third African Nutritional Epidemiology Conference Cairo, Egypt

36th Annual African Literature Association Conference The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona

36th Annual African Literature Association Conference The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona

Between Bluebeard and my Brothers—Report on the African Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre, 2008

Between Bluebeard and my Brothers—Report on the African Research Conference in Applied Drama and Theatre, 2008

Ninth Southern African Online User Group Conference

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report on papers presented at the ninth annual Southern African online user group conference on 3‐5 June 2008 in Pretoria.Design/methodology/approachConference report.FindingsThe focus was very much on the changes facing librarians daily, changes in users as well as in technology. This was addressed in subthemes such as the Google generation, news alerting services, institutional repositories and end‐user training.Originality/valueLibrarians must be on the forefront of innovative use of technology if they are to attract and retain the new users.

II. PIRACY OFF SOMALIA: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1816 AND IMO REGIONAL COUNTER-PIRACY EFFORTS

Concerns raised in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) have now led to two legal instruments which may play a significant role in regional counter-piracy. UN Security Council Resolution 1816 uses Chapter VII powers to authorize foreign military and law-enforcement action in the Somalian territorial sea to repress piracy and armed robbery at sea over an initial six month period. In parallel, an IMO-organized African regional conference has produced a draft Memorandum of Understanding on piracy which, despite its non-binding form, could create practical and effective structures to combat piracy in the region. Understanding both instruments requires a brief discussion of the situation in Somalia and the international law of piracy.

African Regulatory Conference

African Regulatory Conference

Building strategic alliances

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to highlight findings from research presented at the 2007 International Academy of African Business and Development Conference in London, UK.Design/methodology/approachA select group of papers were chosen from the proceedings and presentations made at the conference for this report. The International Academy of African Business and Development Conference draws participants from the USA, Europe, Africa and Asia.FindingsResearch findings from the empirical studies indicated women and people of color face continue to face barriers in employment and the workplace. Women continue to experience gender role stereotypes detrimental to their careers and entrepreneurial endeavors.Originality/valueThe research papers selected give some insight into the issues of gender and diversity from a cross‐cultural perspective.

Information ethics for and from Africa

AbstractThe first part of this article deals with some initiatives concerning the role of information ethics for Africa, such as the New Partnership for Africa's Development, United Nations Information Communications Technology (ICT), and the African Information Society Initiative particularly since the World Summit on the Information Society. Information Ethics from Africa is a young academic field, and not much has been published so far on the impact of ICT on African societies and cultures from a philosophical perspective. The second part of the article analyzes some recent research on this matter particularly with regard to the concept of ubuntu. Finally, the article addresses some issues of the African Conference on Information Ethics held February 3–5, 2007, in Pretoria, South Africa.1The following essay is adapted from a keynote address delivered at the Africa Information Ethics Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, February 5–7, 2007. Under the patronage of UNESCO, sponsored by the South African government, and organized with assistance from the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria, the School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee, and the supporters and members of the International Center for Information Ethics (ICIE), the theme of the conference was “Ethical Challenges in the Information Age: The Joy of Sharing Knowledge.” The full version of the address as well as selected articles from the conference were published in Vol. 7 of ICIE's online journal, International Review of Information Ethics (for more information, visit http://icie.zkm.de)

Utilizing cost-effective interventions in promoting maternal and child health

Key note address given at the sixth African Midwives' Research Network biennial conference held at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya 5–9 November 2007

The 35th Annual African Literature Association Conference April 15 - 19, 2009

The 35th Annual African Literature Association Conference April 15 - 19, 2009

2nd African Conference on Edible and Medicinal MushroomsMUSHROOMS: THE KEY TO FOOD, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY (November 17-21, 2008, Novotel Hotel, Accra City Center, Accra, Ghana, China)

2nd African Conference on Edible and Medicinal MushroomsMUSHROOMS: THE KEY TO FOOD, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY (November 17-21, 2008, Novotel Hotel, Accra City Center, Accra, Ghana, China)

2nd African Conference on Edible and Medicinal MushroomsMUSHROOMS: THE KEY TO FOOD, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY (November, 2008, Ghana)

2nd African Conference on Edible and Medicinal MushroomsMUSHROOMS: THE KEY TO FOOD, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY (November, 2008, Ghana)

2nd African Conference on Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms.Mushrooms: The Key to Food, Health and Environmental Security (November 2008, Ghana)

2nd African Conference on Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms.Mushrooms: The Key to Food, Health and Environmental Security (November 2008, Ghana)