Niger’s Colonial-Style Resource Curse
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/niger-embodies-africa-development-paradox-by-hippolyte-fofack-2023-11
The colonial model of resource extraction persists in Africa’s troubled Sahel region. Unless countries like Niger broaden the distributional gains from the exploitation of their natural wealth, democracy on the continent will remain fragile.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/niger-embodies-africa-development-paradox-by-hippolyte-fofack-2023-11
The colonial model of resource extraction persists in Africa’s troubled Sahel region. Unless countries like Niger broaden the distributional gains from the exploitation of their natural wealth, democracy on the continent will remain fragile.