The Resource Curse in Africa

Dr. Ainsley Elbra of the University of Sydney discusses the African Resource Curse, private governance by mining companies, and how Botswana adopted strategic policies to avoid falling victim to the Resource Curse.

 

She also discusses the evolution of the mining industry post-colonialism, the nationalization of the mining industry by many African states in the spirit of Pan-Africanism of the 1970's, its subsequent collapse, and the restructuring of their mining and trade policies for the international market.

 

Further, she discusses the current state of the mining industry in Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa - and what it means for its citizens.