List of figuresList of tablesList of ContributorsForeword by Fatima Denton IntroductionPart 1: The governance of African Natural Resources for Sustainable DevelopmentExtractive Sector Governance and Development: What is the New Role of Traditional Investors?Kathryn Sturman and Makweti SishekanuMineral Governance, Regionalism and Consumer-Driven Market Pressures Joanne LebertCan Transnational Governance Initiatives Reverse the Resource Curse?Ross HarveyLabour Market and Employment Challenges in African Natural Resource Development: Structural Transformation and Governance IssuesFranklyn LiskFPIC, the UN Human Rights Framework and the Extractive Sector GovernanceTimothy Adivilah Balag’kutuForest Governance and REDD+ in Sub-Saharan Africa: Advancing a Participatory SystemJ. Andrew Grant, Lindsay Coombs, Adrien Djomo and Evelyn N. MayanjaNatural Resource Governance and Market Development in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)Giovanni ValensisiMaximizing Returns from Africa's Energy Sector: Implementing the TAP Approach to Resource GovernanceValerie N. Azinge and Damilola S. OlawuyiPart 2: Understanding Land, Development Financing and Revenue ManagementLand and Financialization: The Emerging Role of International Financial Actors in African Land DealsSteffi Hamann and Brendan SchwartzRole of International Financial Actors in Land Deals in Sub-Saharan AfricaYuliya Panfil and Caleb StevensNatural Resources Management: Implications, Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Development FinancingAbbi M. Kedir“We have a Sovereign Wealth Fund; we are now Global Actors”: The Importance of Sovereign Investments and Natural Resources Management in AfricaKorbla P. PuplampuPart 3: Shifting Economic Policies and their Impact across the ContinentExtractive Sector Regulations in Africa: Old Practices and New Models for Change.Peter ArthurCapacity Development for Natural Resource Management: Global Economic Volatility and Africa's Growth ProspectsKobena T. HansonNatural Resources, Market Volatility and African Development policy: A Shared AgendaGeorge KararachPolicy Impacts on Africa’s Extractive Sector: Kenya, Mineral Wealth, and Legislation Facilitating Inclusive DevelopmentHany Besada and Tefsi GollaPart 4: Bridging the Gap for Improved Environmental and Socioeconomic ConditionsFormalizing Artisanal Small-Scale Mining Gold in Sub-Saharan Africa: Reviving a Deteriorating Policy DialogueGavin HilsonM&E and Emerging Indicators to Assess the Impact of the Illegal Fishing Trade on the Blue EconomyIvy Chen X.Q, C. De Coning, S. Chowdhury and X.J ZhangIntegrating Gender in Natural Resource Management and Governance in AfricaBonita MeyersfeldWhen Private Equity discovered African Agriculture: A View from TanzaniaStefan Ouma and Mangasini KantunduPart 5: Leveraging Africa’s Strengths in the Emerging Global Energy TransitionGlobal Energy Transition: Africa’s Opportunity to Harness its Battery Minerals for IndustrialisationFred Kabanda and Jerry AhadjieEngaging the Private Sector for Inclusive Extractive Industries and Sustainable Value Chains in Africa: Look at Local Content and Beneficiation Policy and PracticeJulius GatuneNew Frontiers in Natural Resources Management in Africa: Effective Tools for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development GoalsElias T. AyukThe African Mining Vision: Perspectives in a Changing Global Natural Resources GovernanceKojo Busia and Tefsi GollaAfterword by Sheila KhamaIndex