Prénom de l'expert
Benjamin
Nom de l'expert
AUGÉ
Associate Research Fellow, Sub-Saharan Africa Center / Energy and Climate Center, Ifri
Research Areas:
- Oil, gas, governance
- Hydrocarbon exploitation in transboundary and disputed areas
- African diplomacies and relations between Africa and the Arab world
- Algeria, Nigeria, Mauritania, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Mozambique
Benjamin Augé has been an Associate Fellow within our program since June 2010. He obtained his Phd in geography from the French Institute of Geopolitics (University of Paris 8), he is otherwise Chief Editor of Africa Energy Intelligence, a newsletter focused on Energy issues in Africa. He is also a guest speaker at the French War College, HEC, Sciences-Po Paris and the École nationale d'administration (National school of administration - ENA).
His research focuses on the economic and political management of the hydrocarbons and electrical sectors in African states. Benjamin Augé takes a particular interest in conflicts between different stakeholders (local, national, and international) for the control of oil zones, as well as in the border disputes linked to shared oil and gas basins. In addition to Nigeria, Angola, Gabon and the Republic of Congo, he studies in particular new and future African hydrocarbon producers such as Sudan, Chad, Mauritania, Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania. His PhD thesis focused on oil production in conflict areas notably in the Great Lakes and East Africa region. Publication of this work is due in 2013.
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