Bringing together some of the world’s leading thinkers and policy experts in the area of natural resource governance and management in Africa, this volume addresses the most critical policy issues affecting the continent’s ability to manage and govern its precious resources.

Foreword Foreword: African State and Natural Resources Governance in the 21st Century Introducton Part 1: African Content1. The African Mining Vision as a Model for Natural Resources Governance in Africa 2. Capacity Development for Natural Resource Management: Findings from the 2013 Africa Capacity Indicators Report 3. The Other Resource Curse: Extractives as Development Panacea Part 2: Governance Aspects4. Natural resources, global economic volatility and Africa’s growth prospects 5. Natural resources, volatility, and African development policy: some agenda for action 6. Local Content Policies, Natural Resource Governance and Development in the Global South 7. When Nature Becomes a Resource: Spaces of Environmental Protection, Land Management and Development Issues in Francophone Africa Part 3: Land Management8. Sustainable Development of Mineral Commodities in Africa: Challenges and Policies 9. Future Land Grab Solutions? The Evolution and Potential Impact of Public and Private Governance Initiatives at the Global Level 10. Winners and Losers, Contestation over Land in the Advent of Oil Exploration in Uganda Part 4: Foreign Policy11. Canada and China: Accepting Africa’s Rise 12. Russia’s Geostrategic Vision of African Natural Resources