Governance In Africa Conversations: Silas Siakor

13/06/2014 31 min
Governance In Africa Conversations: Silas Siakor

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Episode Synopsis

In 2004, Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor officially launched the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) to empower local communities in Liberia to have an active role in natural resources governance. In 2006, Siakor received the Goldman Environmental Prize, the world's largest prize honouring grassroots environmentalists, for his fearsome advocacy.
In this Governance in Africa Conversations podcast produced by the School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS)/Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Siakor reflects on Liberia's successes and challenges in natural resources governance with fellow Liberian, SOAS Ph.D. student Robtel Neajai Pailey.

Music by Peter Cole 'Kou I Rlor Oh Ti' (Liberia)