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Benjamin AUGE, Chercheur associé, centre Afrique, Ifri

January 16, 2015
Related topics: 
Commodities & Energy
Energy transition and Renewables
Natural Resources
Africa
Maghreb

Les ressources énergétiques et les enjeux de la gestion de leurs revenus Roundtable website: http://bit.ly/Energy_13jan2015

Speakers
Benjamin Augé
Chercheur associé au Centre Afrique Subsaharienne, Institut Français des Relations Internationales
Docteur en géographie de l'Institut Français de géopolitique (université Paris 8), Benjamin Augé est par ailleurs le rédacteur en chef de la lettre d'informations Africa Energy Intelligence (groupe Indigo Publications). Il enseigne la géopolitique du pétrole et du gaz en Afrique à l'Université de Nouakchott en Mauritanie et à l'Instituto Nacional de Relacoes Internationais (ISRI) au Mozambique. Il est également intervenant à l'Ecole de Guerre, Sciences-Po Paris ainsi qu'à l'Ecole nationale d'administration (ENA). Ses recherches se focalisent sur la gouvernance des secteurs pétrolier, gazier et électrique dans les pays africains. Benjamin Augé s'intéresse notamment aux conflits entre les différents acteurs (locaux, nationaux, internationaux) pour le contrôl ...

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