Ethno-Linguistic Affinity, I show that civil conflict in Africa is likely to spill over between contiguous ethno … particularly useful and continue to actually construct such a measure for all countries in Africa. Finally, using this measure of …

We combine original geo-referenced data on mining extraction of 15 minerals with information on conflict events at … spatial resolution of 0.5o x 0.5o for all Africa over 1997-2010. Exploiting exogenous variations in world prices, we find a …-cycle) explains 15-25 percent of average country-level violence in Africa. We then document how the appropriation of a mining area by …

, in South Africa), governments should strive to foster tertiary education in order to reduce conflict. Second, where … they matter for conflict mitigation in Africa. …) primary schooling broadly mitigates conflicts in Africa. However, in environments with high natural resource rents, it could …

portfolio model of activity choices in war-affected rural Sub-Saharan Africa. A case study using farm household survey data …