ABSTRACT The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) has emerged as the new hotspot of piracy and armed
robbery against ships. This development is coming after a similar threat is declining off the …

Insurgency has become a threat to global peace and security in the 21st century due to the
fact that it constitutes the highest contributor to humanitarian crises in the form of rise in …

Abundant oil endowment in Africa has largely been associated with high levels of violence
and corruption based on the political economy of an oil curse. This article intervenes in the …

My central aim in this paper is to evaluate the outcomes of the amnesty programme
established in mid-2009 by the Nigerian government as a way of resolving the groundswell …

In the heyday of insurgency in Nigeria's oil-rich but poor Niger Delta region, much scholarly
effort was made to explain this conflict as being borne out of relative deprivation. This paper …

Abstract The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) has developed into a global energy-maritime crime
hotspot, with Nigeria being the epicentre of illegal oil-related maritime activities in the region …

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) emerged in 2006 as an
umbrella organization of militia groups in the Niger Delta, pursuing common political …

In this paper, we examine how oil-related activities in the Albertine region have the potential
to influence conflicts of different forms and intensity in Uganda, a new African oil producer in …

This paper explores the patterns of oil-driven transformation in Uganda's Lake Albert Basin.
Drawing on empirical and secondary data, the paper critiques the ongoing drive towards …

The menace of oil theft in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) has evolved into a 'syndicated
enterprise'which mirrors underlying economic principles of formal business operations. The …