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The Natural Resource Curse and the Dutch Disease in Africa

While Africa is endowed with approximately 30% of the global natural resources, its economic growth and development have lagged. The natural resource Curse and Dutch disease are two phenomena that can be attributed to the current state. Read More here!

Africa is content endowed with natural resources. The continent is home to about 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, 12 percent of the world’s oil, and 8 percent of the world’s natural gas reserves.  These resources have remained unexploited due to varying factors related to Africa.  However, there are increasing prices of minerals and oil products, and the depletion of these products in…

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Issues in the Current Resource Governance in Kenya-Africa

The current resource governance structure in Kenya has not optimally governed as desired. This is due to the various issues and challenges in the resource governance structure. Read more here!

In Kenya, the extractive industry is governed by multi-agencies- government and non-governmental. The Mining Act of Kenya, the ninth schedule, the ministry of Mining and Petroleum, and the ministry of Energy are the primary stakeholders of the Kenya extractive industry governance. Among the laws, the Mining Act which since its introduction has undergone several revisions is the most influential.…

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