The Geo-Politics of the Great Lakes Region 1

The geo-politics of the Great Lakes Region: Towards a Regional discourse of Peace and stability. By Doro Elijah Research Department, Parliament of Zimbabwe                          edoro2005@yahoo.com   Abstract This paper seeks to critically examine the regional politics of the Great Lakes Region by focusing on Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It purports…

Economic Brief Jan-Jun 2013

MID­YEAR ECONOMIC BRIEF (January 2013 – June 2013) Research Department September 2013   1.0       INTRODUCTION The Zimbabwean economy has performed positively during the past five years of the Government of National Unity (GNU), February 2009 to June 2013. The growth rate during the period rose from ­14.8% in 2008 to 5.7% in 2009, 8.1% in…