Maritime Development in Africa

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This Paper is prepared by The Brenthurst Foundation in partnership with the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa and the African Center for Strategic Studies in Washington DC.

Drawing on a series of specialists’ workshops conducted over the past two years in Africa, as well as current research by numerous international maritime experts, this Discussion Paper argues that Africa must develop its own maritime strategy – rather than ‘outsource’ most elements of its maritime security to international or external organisations – in order to promote continental security and enhance Africa’s economic development.

Key findings of the paper include:

• The importance of maritime trade to African economies is widely under-appreciated within Africa; and the resources devoted by African governments to securing the continent’s maritime environment are wholly inadequate.
• A formalised legal framework for maritime policy and strategy is required at continental level.
• Africa must take the lead in controlling its own maritime domain.

Mobilising Zambia

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The Report acknowledges the significant steps Zambia has taken in recent years to liberalise its economy but focuses on the vital reforms and improvements that are necessary for the country to achieve accelerated growth, in particular:

• Greater policy consistency and better infrastructure are essential. All key areas of comparative advantage are shown to suffer in this regard.
• High copper prices and the crisis in neighbouring Zimbabwe offer a window of opportunity that will close in time.
• A more vigorous programme to mobilise Zambians (both government and the voting public) around the benefits of a free-market economy and accelerated growth is required.
• Such a programme could take a number of forms, and this report makes several recommendations vis-a-vis the regulatory environment, local ownership and involvement, road transport, energy, tourism and agriculture.

The Monrovia Principles

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The first Brenthurst Discussion Paper of 2010, which is prepared by the African delegation to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conference held in Monrovia, Liberia hosted by The Brenthurst Foundation, the Sullivan Foundation and the Chinese Academy for Social Science, on 24-25 February 2010.

Drawing on previous global initiatives and new thinking, the Paper sets out an African perspective on corporate social responsibility built on six core principles – ‘The Monrovia Principles’ – designed to:

• Promote Stability and Inclusive Ownership
• Encourage Growth and Entrepreneurship
• Ensure Government and Business Act as Good Citizens