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Africa Progress Report 2013: Equity in Extractives

With a strong focus on equity, this year’s report explores the potential, problems and policy options associated with natural resources by focusing on oil, gas and mining.

Large-Scale Mining in Colombia: Human Rights Violations Past, Present and Future

This latest report from the US Office on Colombia reveals shocking trends in human rights violations associated with large-scale mining throughout the country.

The Conflict Management System in Karamoja: An Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses

This report from Mercy Corps identifies formal government and customary actors responsible for managing conflict in Karamoja and the strengths and weakness in the way in which these actors work together to prevent, resolve, and respond to conflict.

Foreign Investment and National Security: Economic Considerations

This report from the Congressional Research Service analyzes the economic relationship between foreign investment and national security.

Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries

In this working paper from UNU-WIDER, the authors provide an overview of two recent special journal issues on violent conflict and entrepreneurship.

How to Promote Order and Property Rights Under Weak Rule of Law?

In this paper, researchers discuss the challenges of operating under weak rule of law.

Capacity Inventory and Conflict

This report from the UN outlines a toolkit for preventing and managing conflict in resource-rich economies.

Strenghtening Capacity and Conflict

This report from the UN outlines a toolkit for strengthening capacity within land and natural resources conflict.

Ituri: Gold, Land, and Ethnicity in North-eastern Congo

In this report from the Rift Valley Institute, Dan Fahey sets out the background to the years of conflict in Ituri district of the north-eastern DRC.

Extractive Industries and Conflict

This report from the UN outlines a toolkit for preventing and managing land and natural resources conflict.

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