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Natural Resources and Conflict in Africa: Isolating Facts from Fiction
The Causality Question Evolutionary biologists have long argued that competition over scarce natural resources is one of the key drivers of violent conflict within and across species. The competition in Africa appears to be over the revenue generated from scarce … Continue reading
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Conflict Minerals, Consumers and Industry Lobbying
For years a number of academics and advocacy groups have highlighted the role of minerals in civil wars. Minerals like tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold often provide rebel groups with a valuable source of finance. For example a number of … Continue reading
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Tagged Coltan, Conflict, Development, Exports, Minerals, Natural Resources
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