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Across the world, authoritarian regimes are taking oil from its rightful owners – the people.
Guyana is on the verge of an oil bonanza that could bring in US$1 million a day. But if it’s not careful, this poor nation – population 750,000 – could fall prey to the dreaded ‘resource curse.’
How is a country that was once South America’s richest now on the verge of bankruptcy? A Venezuelan economist breaks down his country’s descent into chaos.
Saudi Arabia’s economy is almost entirely dependent on oil. Here’s how it’s trying to change that.
Nigeria needs a collaborative approach involving voluntary partnerships between the state, an international development agency, the business sector and civil society to solve its problems.
The country is now compelled to send its army into an area where a major resource extraction project has failed to deliver on its promises to landowners.
South Africa’s central bank should urgently insulate the rand from further financial chaos by imposing tighter exchange controls.
Local people in India are supposed to be protected by progressive laws. But the reality is a far cry from that.
Gabon has the lowest trust ratings of any election commission among the 36 African countries surveyed by Afrobarometer.
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Assistant Professor of Government and International Affairs, Augustana University
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, Weber State University
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Economics, Institute of Rural Management Anand
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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University
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Lecturer in African History, Queen Mary University of London
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