Wider Role for Our Miners in Africa

Authors

Lisa E. Sachs, Columbia Law School, Columbia Center on Sustainable InvestmentFollow
Joel Negin, University of SydneyFollow
Glenn Denning, Columbia University School of International and Public AffairsFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2011

Abstract

The Australian government is rapidly increasing aid to Africa. But the real story about the country's engagement in Africa is the massive investment by Australian companies in extractive industries.

More than 150 Australian resource companies are active in more than 40 African countries with a total investment greater than $20 billion, including in coal in Mozambique, copper and uranium in Zambia, gold in Eritrea and uranium in Malawi.

Disciplines

Environmental Law | International Law | Law | Law and Economics | Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law | Securities Law | Transnational Law

Recommended Citation

Lisa E. Sachs, Joel Negin & Glenn Denning, Wider Role for Our Miners in Africa, The Australian Financial Review, August 31, 2011 (2011).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/sustainable_investment_staffpubs/166