Over the past three decades, Africa's resource landscape has undergone significant shifts, with new mineral, oil, and natural gas discoveries coinciding with the increase in global demand for mineral and hydrocarbon resources, and advancements in green technology. In The Politics of New African Resource Discoveries in the Post-Curse Era, edited by Angela Zivo Gapa, scholars and practitioners delve into the intricate dynamics of jackpot resource discoveries in Africa, providing insight into how African governments have managed these discoveries in the post-resource-curse era. Through a series of African case studies, this book critically examines whether Africa stands on the cusp of a post-resource-curse era or if historical patterns of the resource paradox will continue to persist. The contributors explore interventions ranging from citizen feedback mechanisms to institutional restructuring to determine whether recent resource discoveries hold the promise of economic growth and poverty alleviation or if they remain constrained by the global political economy. This book is a collaborative effort to deepen the understanding of global natural resource politics and promote African agency in managing substantial resource windfalls.
Angela Zivo Gapa is associate professor of international relations at California State University, Chico.
Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction and Overview Introduction: Africa's Resource Renaissance: New Discoveries in A Post-Curse Era by Angela Zivo Gapa Part II: The Politics of Jackpot Resources in Newly Resource-Rich States Chapter 1: Uganda's Oil Discovery: The Double-Edged Sword of Development and Resource Curse by Cliff Ubba Kodero Chapter 2: Beyond Resource Curse: How Tanzania Avoided the Resource Curse in the Natural Gas Sector by William John Walwa Chapter 3: The Political Economy of Mining Resources in Burundi by Arcade Ndoricimpa and Esther Leah Achandi Chapter 4: Ghana's Petroleum Management Regime: Challenges and Opportunities by Michael Ohene Aboagye and Michael Ogbe Chapter 5: Gas Curse or Gas Compliment? The Politics of Mozambique's Jackpot Natural Gas Discoveries by Angela Zivo Gapa and Antonetta Hamandishe Chapter 6: The Political Economy of Oil Discovery in Turkana, Kenya: Prospects and Challenges by Babere Kerata Chacha, Kenneth O. Nyangena and Charles Okongo Imbiakha Chapter 7: Cameroon's Extractive Revival: The New Policy on Mineral Exploitation by Fernand Guevara Mekongo-Mballa, Parfait Oumba and Angela Zivo Gapa Part III: Old Money: New Resource Discoveries in Traditional Resource States Chapter 8: A Political Settlement Analysis of Extractive Governance Practices in Zimbabwe by Tinashe Sithole Chapter 9: Seeing Like Taxpayers: Fiscal Policy and Tax Morale in Sudan (1999-2019) by Jacopo Resti and Hassan Bashir Mohamed Nour Chapter 10: Political Power Versus Economic Power? The Case of Zambia's Mining Sector by Edward Lange Chapter 11: New Resource Discoveries, Old Patterns of Accumulation, Politics, and Development in Nigeria by Dung Pam Sha Part IV: The Way Forward Conclusion: Resource Futures: African Strategies for a New Era in Resource Politics by Angela Zivo Gapa About the Contributors
This book provides a critical assessment of lessons learned from Africa's missteps in the natural resource sector and offers a crucial compilation of knowledge for policymakers, academics, and even ordinary Africans concerned about the impact of the green technology revolution on Africa's development. -- John Taden, Pepperdine University This book provides a fresh take on the possibilities for resource-based development in Africa, centering African perspectives and strategies on the politics and policy debates regarding the "resource curse", artisanal and small-scale mining, and the coming boom in green technology and rare earth minerals. -- Jesse Ovadia, University of Windsor
