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Canadian Mining in Burkina Faso: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Delegitimation as Structural Displacement
From: Capitalism and Dispossession
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In Chapter 10, authors W.R. Nadège Compaoré and Tongnoma Zongo take a critical look at the Canadian mining industry in Burkina Faso. The chapter explores topics including Canadian mining interests on the continent with a particular focus on gold in Burkina Faso, Canada’s relationship with the mining companies iamgold and Essakane, and the Burkinabè government, the term “displaced” versus “resettlement,” and the power dynamics between the Burkinabè and Canadian government.
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W.R Nadège Compaoré
David P. Thomas is an associate professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Mount Allison University. His core area of research and teaching is focused on the role of Canadian actors — corporations, ngos, the Canadian state — in the Global South. Dave is the author of Bombardier Abroad: Patterns of Dispossession (Fernwood, 2018).Tongnoma Zongo
Veldon Coburn is an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa’s Institute of Indigenous Research and Studies. Veldon is Anishinaabe, a member of the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn. Veldon’s primary research focus is on Indigenous politics and policy in Canada with particular emphasis on political and economic theory.
