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Title Insecurity in Burkina Faso ' beyond conflict minerals: the complex links between artisanal gold mining and violence
Full text http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nai:diva-2559
Date 2021
Author(s) Lanzano, Cristiano; Luning, Sabine; Ouédraogo, Alizèta
Abstract As artisanal gold mining in Burkina Faso has increased in recent years, so have violent attacks by non-state armed groups. The assumption that there is a natural causal link between the two is, however, too simplistic. The escalating violence should rather be seen as a result of long-term trends, such as state disengagement, a growing dependence on gold and the gradual privatisation of security. To curb the violence, we recommend that policy makers avoid a repressive approach to artisanal mining and rethink the governance of the sector, in consultation with miners and rural communities.
Subject(s) Burkina Faso; Gold; Gold mines; Miners; Recommendations; Violence; West Africa; Other Social Sciences; Annan samhällsvetenskap
Language eng
Publisher Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Research Unit; Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; Artisanal Gold Council (AGC), Burkina Faso; Uppsala
Relation NAI Policy Notes, 1654-6695 ; 2021/3
Type of publication Report; info:eu-repo/semantics/report; text
Format application/pdf
Rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Identifier 0000-0003-0481-5250; urn:isbn:978-91-7106-878-1
Repository Sweden, Norway - NAI-DiVA-portal
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