Big oil, socio-economic rights and sustainable development in Africa: Implications of SERAP vs. Federal Republic of Nigeria (ECOWAS Court) 2012: As new discoveries of minerals, oil and gas spring out throughout Africa, mixed feelings of jubilation and caution fill the air. Will Africa, by virtue of the new enormous mineral deposits rise and claim its place or could these new developments spur Africa’s demise or re-conquest? It has to be noted that at the heart of these new developments are the usual large multinational corporations from the west, but in addition emerging large economies such as China and India are also pushing to claim ...
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Population Density: A Missing Factor in Development — and Why This Is
Africa’s Moment
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Explanations of why Africa has lagged behind tend to reach for the
familiar: weak governance, corruption, ethnic conflict, the legacy of
colonial borders...
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