25/07/2025
Strike gold, reclaim power: Sahel?s resource nationalism rises
- lsquo;The nationalization of resources is key to the narrative of the military-run Sahel countries ... take charge of their countries without what they call Western exploitation,rsquo; says Ulf Laessing, head of the Konrad Adenauer Foundationrsquo;s Sahel program in Mali In the heart of Africarsquo;s Sahel region, military-led governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger are nationalizing gold mines in a bid to reclaim control over their mineral wealth. The move is part of a broader wave of resource nationalism that has surged since a string of military coups swept the region. For decades after independence, foreign companies and artisanal miners dominated the mining sectors of...
