Oil and Armed Conflicts in Africa

摘要: Abstract Popular geopolitical representations of oil in Africa conjure up images corrupt politicians, disgruntled populations, and predatory foreign companies: a volatile mix that would supposedly keep African “petrostates” locked armed conflicts. This article queries these narra, offers different perspective: while several countries—such as Algeria, Angola, Nigeria Sudan—have indeed experienced long deadly conflicts, oil-producing countries have not, on average, been more frequently at war than non-oil producers. The explores this perspective by reviewing the main arguments linking providing brief overview conflict trends, identifying some major risk factors. These factors should inform future assessments for oil- producing countries, motivating further research considering broader forms violence their geographies.