Jacob Obodai

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The DRC is one of the most resource rich countries in the world. Wikimedia Commons

May 17, 2026

James Boafo, Murdoch University; Alex Owusu Amoakoh, Liverpool John Moores University; Jacob Obodai, Liverpool John Moores University, and Senyo Dotsey, Università di Torino

Security measures alone are insufficient to resolve resource governance challenges in the DRC.

African countries have a history of not exploiting their mineral wealth fully. Getty Images

May 22, 2024

James Boafo, Murdoch University; Eric Stemn, University of Mines and Technology; Jacob Obodai, Edge Hill University, and Philip Nti Nkrumah, The University of Queensland

Africa hosts substantial reserves of critical minerals.