Why Africa’s mineral-rich countries are not reaping the rewards of their wealth

By Bonnie Campbell, Professeure émérite en économie politique. Département de science politique de l'Université du Québec à Montréal., Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Moussa Doumbo, Enseignant-Chercheur, Faculté des Sciences Économiques et de Gestion, Université des Sciences sociales et de Gestion de Bamako

Gold mining operations recently restarted at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex in western Mali after being shut down for several months. In January, the Malian government started blocking exports from the mine owned by Canada-based Barrick Mining (formerly called Barrick Gold).

The government blocked exports and took control of three tonnes of bullion following…

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