“The mining sector has been an integral part of economic development in many African countries.
Although minerals have been exploited for decades in these countries, the benefits have not always been as visible.
This has necessitated reforms including nationalization of mining activities in the distant past; and currently legal and regulatory reforms.
This book gives an insight of these reforms and with reference to the fieldwork research undertaken by the author in some African countries,
the book highlights the social and environmental impacts of mining activities in Africa.
The central question of the book is, why the mining laws have worked in some countries but not others and what can be done to ensure
that these laws are effective? Consequently, the book analyses the legal reforms made in the sector and
highlights both the challenges and the opportunities for foreign investors as well as the African governments and local communities.”
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338317586_Mining_and_the_Law_in_Africa_Exploring_the_social_and_environmental_impacts