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1.	SADC: Experts see more weeping, gnashing of teeth in 2009
	Author: Moses Magadza, Windhoek	Date Written: 21 December 2008
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: AfricaFiles
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=19715
	Key Words: SADC, economic justice, NEPRU,
	Summary & Comment: Weeping, gnashing of teeth in 2009? Klaus Schade, acting director of the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit does not think the world is headed for a depression. “Today’s governments work more closely towards solving common problems than those of the 1930s. We have better institutions in place." What do you think? DN
2.	China celebrates 30 years of market reforms
	Author: Sanusha Naidu	Date Written: 18 December 2008
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Pambazuka News 413
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org/
	Key Words: China, Uganda, Angola, South Africa, SEZs,
	Summary & Comment: Here is a list of recent China and Africa developments as China marks 30 years of market reforms. Is China in Africa a threat or an opportunity? Is China’s engagement in Africa more of the same, or will China’s role in Africa stimulate the continent’s economies? DN
3.	Do bicycles equal development in Mozambique? - Book Review
	Author: Joseph Hanlon Teresa Smart	Date Written: 5 December 2008
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: James Currey Ltd
	Secondary Category: Southern Region	Source URL: http://www.jamescurrey.co.uk
	Key Words: Mozambique, book review, bicycles, development, economics, Hanlon,
	Summary & Comment: The author challenges some key assumptions of donors and government in asking whether there has been too little support for economic development. Mozambique is used to justify the ’post-Washington consensus’ development model. Hanlon situates the case of Mozambique within the broader development debate. DN
4.	400 milliards de dollars planqués par des Africains - Révélation d’une étude de l’Onu
	Author: Charles Gaïky DIENE	Date Written: 9 November 2008
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: WALF
	Secondary Category: AU/NEPAD	Source URL: http://www.walf.sn
	Key Words: Onu, étude, dollars planqués , capitaux africains,
	Summary & Comment: Selon une étude de l’Onu il y aurait environ 400 milliards de dollars placés hors du continent. C’est pourquoi les centrales syndicales sénégalaises et africaines appellent les pays du G8 à rapatrier ces fonds. DN
5.	Boosting domestic savings in Africa
	Author: Efam Dovi	Date Written: 30 October 2008
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Africa Renewal
	Secondary Category: AU/NEPAD	Source URL: http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol22no3 3/
	Key Words: Domestic savings, banking reform, PAIDF, investment
	Summary & Comment: -To invest more, countries must tap assets now outside the banks- This article examines the opportunities and barriers that exist by reinvesting African wealth in Africa and by mobilizing domestic resources within formal and informal financial channels. JP
6.	Africa, be prepared! U.S. financial crisis is heading to the continent
	Author: Brian Coutinho	Date Written: 25 October 2008
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: East African Business Week, Kampala
	Secondary Category: Eastern Region	Source URL: http://www.allafrica.com
	Key Words: global financial crisis, uganda, SADC, EAC, COMESA
	Summary & Comment: Amidst the beginnings of alignment among regional trading blocs, this editorial warns of the dangers that could face Africa in light of the current, global, financial crisis. JP
7.	Statement on the proposed "Global Summit" to reform the international financial system
	Author: CHOIKE.org	Date Written: 24 October 2008
	Primary Category: Economic Justice	Document Origin: Choike.org
	Secondary Category: Africa General	Source URL: http://www.choike.org
	Key Words: free-market fundamentalism, reform, global financial crisis, petition
	Summary & Comment: *Statement on the proposed "Global Summit" to reform the international financial system* Please circulate widely to organizations and individuals who may be interested in signing on to this petition before- Tuesday, 28th October, 2008 You can sign the petition here: http://www.choike.org/bw2/index.html