Tag: natural resource trap
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Wish you were mine: Resource nationalism in Africa
Economist: Wish you were mine: Resource nationalism in Africa African governments are seeking higher rents and bigger ownership stakes from foreign miners. THE true extent of Africa's vast wealth of resources is hard to guess. Geologists have picked over most of the rest of the globe in search of minerals, yet huge swathes of Africa…
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Battle in a Poor Land for Riches Beneath the Soil
New York Times: Battle in a Poor Land for Riches Beneath the Soil AIR MOUNTAINS, Niger — Until last year, the only trigger Amoumoun Halil had pulled was the one on his livestock-vaccination gun. This spring, a battered Kalashnikov rifle rested uneasily on his shoulder. When he donned his stiff fatigues, his lopsided gait and…