Information on "Natural Resources Extraction" and "Africa"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Establishing a Mining Sector in Postwar South Sudan
Author: David K Deng, Paul Mertenskoetter, Luuk van de Vondervoort
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report looks at the mining sector in South Sudan and provides evidence-based recommendations to help the South Sudanese government develop a regulatory framework that will provide equitable benefits to all concerned parties. More on «Establishing a Mining Sector in Postwar South Sudan»
January 2013
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28 Jan 2013
Middle East and North Africa Energy 2013
Author: Abdalla S El-Badri
Publisher: Chatham House
This is a transcript of a discussion on ways of adapting to new resource realities with Abdalla S El-Badri, Secretary General of OPEC. More on «Middle East and North Africa Energy 2013» -
Jan 2013
China's Economic Statecraft and African Mineral Resources
Author: Ana Christina Alves
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
This paper explores the approach that China has used as a tool of positive economic statecraft to pursue mineral resources security goals in Africa. More on «China's Economic Statecraft and African Mineral Resources»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
The Right to Own Property
Author: Francis Tumusiime
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
As Uganda prepares for the construction of an oil refinery, there is a need to acquire land both for the building of the refinery and for associated supporting infrastructure like roads. More on «The Right to Own Property »
October 2012
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1 Oct 2012
South Africa’s Eroding ‘Grand Bargain’
Author: John Campbell
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This paper argues that the police brutality that accompanied the Marikana platinum mine dispute was reminiscent of South Africa's apartheid era. More on «South Africa’s Eroding ‘Grand Bargain’»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Does Uranium Mining Increase Civil Conflict Risk?
Author: Carlo Koos, Matthias Basedau
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper employs a two‐tier spatio-temporal analysis to investigate whether uranium operations cause armed conflict in Africa. More on «Does Uranium Mining Increase Civil Conflict Risk?» -
Sep 2012
Raising Mozambique: Development through Coal
Author: Neissan A Besharati
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
This paper looks at whether the rapidly growing mining industry in Mozambique is contributing to the country's overall development. More on «Raising Mozambique: Development through Coal» -
Sep 2012
Uranium Mining in Africa: A Continent at the Centre of a Global Nuclear Renaissance
Author: Nicolas Dasnois
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
This paper looks at the growing global interest in Africa’s uranium mines and potential uranium deposits. More on «Uranium Mining in Africa: A Continent at the Centre of a Global Nuclear Renaissance»
July 2012
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11 Jul 2012
Black Gold in the Congo: Threat to Stability or Development Opportunity?
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report discusses how the renewal of oil interest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo represents a threat to stability in the still vulnerable post-conflict country. More on «Black Gold in the Congo: Threat to Stability or Development Opportunity?» -
Jul 2012
Livelihoods, Basic Services and Social Protection in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Author: Bart Weijs, Dorothea Hilhorst, Adriaan Ferf
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
After almost two decades of war and insecurity in DRC, basic services including health care, education, transport, water and sanitation are still fragile and insufficient. More on «Livelihoods, Basic Services and Social Protection in Democratic Republic of the Congo»
