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[Publication] Legacy of a resource-fueled war: The role of generals in Angola’s mining sector

• Legacy of a resource-fueled war: The role of generals in Angola’s mining sector
• After a sketch of the current need for reform in the Kimberley Process for rough diamonds, BICC Focus 12 “Legacy of a resource-fueled war: The role of generals in Angola’s mining sector” scrutinizes the role that generals of the Angolan state armed forces FAA play in Angola’s mining sector to date, against the backdrop of the country’s diamond-fueled civil war. First, a short historical introduction will trace the evolution of the present lan...

[Publication] Legacy of a resource-fueled war: The role of generals in Angola’s mining sector

• Legacy of a resource-fueled war: The role of generals in Angola’s mining sector
• After a sketch of the current need for reform in the Kimberley Process for rough diamonds, BICC Focus 12 “Legacy of a resource-fueled war: The role of generals in Angola’s mining sector” scrutinizes the role that generals of the Angolan state armed forces FAA play in Angola’s mining sector to date, against the backdrop of the country’s diamond-fueled civil war. First, a short historical introduction will trace the evolution of the present lan...

[Publication] Sustaining the Peace in Angola: An Overview of Current Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration

• Sustaining the Peace in Angola: An Overview of Current Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration
• João Porto and Imogen Parsons have provided a vital ‘road map’ to current efforts aimed at achieving peaceful demilitarization in Angola. Through their carefully considered study of the dynamics involved in a complex phenomena – made doubly so by institutional density, shifting agendas on the part of various agents and the difficulties of conducting field research in such a vast setting – the authors have presented as complete a picture as is possible of the ongoing demobilization a...

[Publication] Sustaining the Peace in Angola: An Overview of Current Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration

• Sustaining the Peace in Angola: An Overview of Current Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration
• João Porto and Imogen Parsons have provided a vital ‘road map’ to current efforts aimed at achieving peaceful demilitarization in Angola. Through their carefully considered study of the dynamics involved in a complex phenomena – made doubly so by institutional density, shifting agendas on the part of various agents and the difficulties of conducting field research in such a vast setting – the authors have presented as complete a picture as is possible of the ongoing demobilization a...

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[Publication] From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

• From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

[Publication] From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

• From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

[Publication] From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

• From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

[Publication] From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

• From failure to success: The impact of sanctions on Angola’s civil war

[Project] The Role of External Actors in civil war economies in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Since 2003, a research programme at BICC on so-called war economies has aimed to shed light on the specific impact of external economic actors, a diverse group that includes multinationals, (neighbouring) countries, private persons, local firms, etc. on the conflict situation. One of the guiding questions was what constitutes a war economy, and how its structural features differ from a 'normal' situation. Subject to analysis were countries and regions in Sub-Sahara Africa, where a vast number of...