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RDC - La position des OSC sur la décision de l’ITIE de suspendre la R.D.Congo de l’ITIE

RDC - La position des OSC sur la décision de l’ITIE de suspendre la R.D.Congo de l’ITIE

La position des organisations de la Société civile engagées dans le processus ITIE sur la décision du Conseil d’administration de l’ITIE de suspendre la R.D.Congo de l’Initiative pour la Transparence des Industries Extractives.
Poverty amid mineral resources a contradiction

Poverty amid mineral resources a contradiction

SOUTHERN African Resource Watch director Dr Claud Kabemba says the poverty situation in Zambia amid rich mineral resourc...
Conflict Gold to Criminal Gold

Conflict Gold to Criminal Gold

Gold miners in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) no longer fear homicidal warlords and militias but the...

Impact of the EITI on transparency and accountability in southern and East Africa

On 21st May 2012, the first regional conference for southern and East Africa on the Extractive Industries Transparency I...
Propositions d amendements de la société civile pour la révision du code minier

Propositions d amendements de la société civile pour la révision du code minier

  The Democratic Republic of Congo Mining Code is up for revision after 10 years of implementation.

 

Win win partnership possible with China

Win win partnership possible with China

China has prioritised Africa as a strategic partner at both the political and economic level and already its drive for raw materials has initiated a new scramble for Afri...

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Training for coal-affected communities

Training for coal-affected communities
Mining companies can usually act with impunity in southern Africa since local communities rarely know their rights or have the capacity to demand that their rights are re...
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Evaluation and awareness conference on the implementation of the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI) in Zambia

The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) in partnership with the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) through its affiliate th...

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PARLIAMENTARY STATEMENT

‘TOWARDS ENHANCING PARLIAMENTARY LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ROLE IN EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES SECTOR’
Saturday, 30th October 2010, Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa   P...
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BSG Report Raw materials

The RMI initiative is the EU new strategy to secure its access to strategic raw materials. The EU is concerned that trade distortions and trade restrictions are limiting ...

The role of traditional leaders in the management of natural resource

The role of traditional leaders in the management of natural resource Despite the abundant natural resources’ (minerals, forest, water) Zambia still continues to wallow in poverty (64 per cent in poverty and 50 percent in extreme poverty). ...
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China in Southern Africa

Projects

 

Illegal Gold Trade in the DRC

The illegal trade in natural resources, especially minerals in the east of the DRC, is one...

 

Political parties and the extractive industries

Elections provide an opportunity for political parties to enter into a social contract wit...

 

Southern Africa media forum on extractive industries

This project seeks to strengthen mass media in southern Africa and increase their coverage...

 

Promoting social and environmental accountability in the mining sector in southern Africa

The project seeks to promote social and environmental accountability in SADC’s extractiv...

 

Barometer on resource governance in SADC

The barometer is being designed as a monitoring tool to support the oversight work of parl...

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OSISA
Works to build and strengthen the values, practices and institutions of an open society throughout Southern Africa.
REVENUE WATCH
Promotes the responsible management of oil, gas and mineral resources for the public good. With effective revenue management, citizen engagement and increased transparency, natural resource wealth can drive development and national growth.
EITI
Sets a global standard for companies to publish what they pay and for governments to disclose what they receive.