Financial remittances from Somalis living outside the country are an outstanding feature of the Somali economy, and have long been crucial to the economy. Today, the new diaspora in the West has assumed a very important role as a source of remittances to family members in Somalia or in refugee […]

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari Maathai speaks on the relationship between scarce natural resources and global conflict.

Interesting blog by Christiane Badgley writing about Oil Stories in Africa. read more

The African Democracy Institute has published several reports on natural resource management with case studies of some African countries. read more

Fatal Transactions is an international network of NGO’s who believe that the natural richness of Africa, be it gold, diamonds, oil or copper, can be a motor behind development and stability instead of a source of conflict. read more