1st Edition
Governing Natural Resources for Sustainable Peace in Africa Environmental Justice and Conflict Resolution
Introduction: Natural Resource Governance and Conflicts in Africa in Context
Obasesam Okoi
Part One: Theories and Concepts
1. Natural Resource Governance and Sustainable Peace in Africa – A Theoretical Analysis Obasesam Okoi
2. Gold Mining and Instability in the Central Sahel
John Sunday Ojo and Oluwole Ojewale
3. Control of Mineral Land by a Para-sovereign Power in the Ethiopia-Djibouti Borderlands Gemechu Adiamassu Abeshu
Part Two: Governance Responses
4. Environmental Injustices in South Africa’s Artisanal Gold Mining Sector
Melanie Müller and Inga Carry
5. The Role of Distributive Justice and Land Law Reforms in Tackling Land Inequalities in the Extractive Industries in South Africa and Uganda
Victoria R. Nalule
6. The Role of the African Union’s Panel of the Wise in Natural Resource Conflict Resolution
Olawari D. J. Egbe and Fie David Dan-Woniowei
Part Three: Lessons and Future Directions
7. Placing the Rule of Law and Environmental Justice in the Resource-Conflict Nexus in Nigeria
Eghosa O. Ekhator and Godswill Agbaitoro
8. Social Legitimacy as A Sustainable Tool for Resolving Mining-Induced Conflicts in Ghana
Chris Adomako-Kwakye and Richard Obeng Mensah
9. Exploring the Role of Gender and Indigenous Knowledge in Peacebuilding and Political Stability in Africa
Jonathan Romic
Conclusion: Ensuring a Peaceful Africa Based on the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
Victoria R. Nalule and Obasesam Okoi
Biography
Obasesam Okoi is Assistant Professor of Justice and Peace Studies at the University of St. Thomas, USA. He is Charles E. Scheidt Faculty Fellow in Atrocity Prevention at the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP), Binghamton University, USA, and Associate Editor of the African Security journal.
Victoria R. Nalule is an energy and mining professional and consultant with extensive experience working on various projects across the globe. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Nalule Energy and Minerals Consultants (NEM Energy). She is also a lecturer at the University of Bradford, United Kingdom.
