Expansion rebellion: Using the law to fight a runway and save the planet

Science & Math

Hicks, Celeste

Earth Sciences

Manchester University Press

African oil and gas are increasingly in demand because of technological advances, rising commodity prices, and an extreme global thirst for energy. Countries like Niger, Uganda, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania are looking at the prospect of previously unimaginable flows of money into their national budgets. The story of African oil, however, is historically associated with disaster. Today, older producers, such as Angola, Nigeria, and Cameroon, have little to show for the many billions of dollars they’ve earned. Oil money has been shown to fuel conflict and corruption in these areas, creating a so-called “resource curse.” In Africa’s New Oil, former BBC correspondent Celeste Hicks uses original testimony from people working in the oil industries and the communities that surround them to question the inevitability of such an outcome and reveal what the discovery of oil means for ordinary African citizens. This revealing and insightful book is a much-needed account of an issue likely to transform the fortunes and futures of several African countries—for better or for worse.

Africa's New Oil: Power, Pipelines and Future Fortunes (African Arguments)

Business & Money

Economics

Zed Books

African oil and gas are increasingly in demand because of technological advances, rising commodity prices, and an extreme global thirst for energy. Countries like Niger, Uganda, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania are looking at the prospect of previously unimaginable flows of money into their national budgets. The story of African oil, however, is historically associated with disaster. Today, older producers, such as Angola, Nigeria, and Cameroon, have little to show for the many billions of dollars they’ve earned. Oil money has been shown to fuel conflict and corruption in these areas, creating a so-called “resource curse.” In Africa’s New Oil, former BBC correspondent Celeste Hicks uses original testimony from people working in the oil industries and the communities that surround them to question the inevitability of such an outcome and reveal what the discovery of oil means for ordinary African citizens. This revealing and insightful book is a much-needed account of an issue likely to transform the fortunes and futures of several African countries—for better or for worse.

The Trial of Hissène Habré: How the People of Chad Brought a Tyrant to Justice (African Arguments)

When Hissène Habré, deposed dictator of Chad, was found guilty of crimes against humanity in 2016, it was described as a watershed for human rights justice in Africa and beyond. For the first time, an African war criminal had been convicted on African soil. Having followed the trial from the very beginning and interviewed many of those involved, journalist Celeste Hicks tells the remarkable story of how Habré was brought to justice. His conviction followed a heroic twenty-five-year campaign by activists and survivors of Habré’s atrocities. They succeeded despite international indifference, opposition from Habré’s allies, and several failed attempts to bring him to trial outside of Africa. In the face of such overwhelming odds, the conviction of a once untouchable tyrant represents a major turning point, with profound implications for African justice and the future of human rights activism globally.

History

Africa

La condamnation du Hissein Habré pour crimes contre l'humanité a été décrite comme «un tournant pour la justice des droits humains en Afrique et au-delà». Pour la première fois, un criminel de guerre africain était condamné sur le sol africain.\nPour avoir, dès le début, suivi le procès et interrogé de nombreuses personnes impliquées, la journaliste Celeste Hicks raconte la remarquable histoire de la manière dont Habré a été traduit en justice. Sa condamnation fait suite à une campagne héroïque de 25 ans menée par des militants et des survivants des atrocités de Habré qui a abouti, malgré l'indifférence internationale, l'opposition des alliés de Habré et plusieurs tentatives infructueuses de le traduire en justice en Europe et ailleurs. Face à de telles difficultés, la condamnation d'un dirigeant, autrefois intouchable, représente un tournant majeur, et a de profondes implications pour la justice africaine et l'avenir de l'activisme pour les droits humains dans le monde.

Le procès de Hissein Habré: Comment les Tchadiens ont traduit un tyran en justice (French Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Amalion

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