The scramble for African oil: oppression, corruption and war for control of Africa's natural resources

Abstract

Introduction PART ONE: POWER FROM ABOVE 1. Foreign States and Trade Relations - Colonialism, Neo-Colonialism and Globalization - Reserves, Production, Peak Oil and War - Case Study: Neo-Colonialism in Gabon - French Domination by Elf-Gabon 2. Multinational Corporations and Nationalization - The Legacy of Geography? - The Legacy of Slavery? - Case Study: Yankee Landlords of Cabinda - Portuguese Colonialism, American Imperialism - Angolan Nationalism and the MPLA 3. International Organization and Governance - Improving Governance in Africa's Oil Sector - International Organizations: TI, Global Witness, PWYP, EITI - Case Study: Chad and the World Bank Model 4. Rentier States and Kleptocracy - Oil Rent and the Rentier - Rentier Mentality, Allocation State - Spanish Guinea (1778-1968) - Dictatorial Guinea 5. Praetorian Regimes and Terror - Soldiers and Oil - Typology of Military States - The Military in Congo-Brazzaville - From Praetorian Rule to Personal Dictatorship PART TWO: POWER FROM BELOW 6. Journalists and Intellectuals - The Treason of the Clerks - Cameroon: the Agathon of Mongo Beti - The Return to Cameroon 7. Political Parties and Elections - Electoral Democracy in Africa - Multiparty Democracy in Sao Tome E Principe - Oil and Corruption in Multiparty Democracy 8. Armed Struggle for Independence - Oil and War - Regional Identity and Violence - Southern Identity and Violence in Sudan - John Garang and the 'New Sudan' 9. Popular Resistance and People Power - Things Don't Fall Apart - Oil and Violence in the Niger Delta - Collapsing the Failed State 10. Unscrambling the Scramble for African Oil - Solution 1: Controlling Corruption - Solution 2: Direct Distribution of Oil Revenues - Solution 3: Invest in Social Development - Solution 4: Boycott African Oil - Solution 5: Stop Consuming Oil Bibliography Index