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Revenue Watch Calls on Ghana and the U.S. to Secure Oil Wealth Through Oversight and Openness
PWYP Member the Revenue Watch Institute Says U.S. Must Be a Partner, Not Just a Customer
On the eve of President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Ghana, the Revenue Watch Institute called on the West African country to make good governance the centerpiece of its energy policy. With Ghana poised to become a major African oil power, Ghanaian and American leaders must hold both their countries to the highest standards of transparency.
Steve Manteaw - Ghana - PWYP International Conference 2009
Steve Manteaw
Steve Manteaw is currently the Media and Campaigns Coordinator of the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC). ISODEC is a Ghanaian rights-based research and advocacy organization with a sub-regional outlook. Steve is a member of Public Agenda’s Executive Council, and the convener of PWYP-Ghana. He has a wide range of experience in extractive industries policy research and advocacy. He represents PWYP-Ghana on the Ghana EITI Multi stakeholder Group.
West African Civil Society salutes the adoption of the ECOWAS mining directive; calls on all stakeholders to comply
On Friday, April 17th 2009, ECOWAS Ministers of Mines and Industries met in Abuja to adopt the Draft ECOWAS Mining Directive after a two-day meeting of experts from Member States.
The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), which includes numerous members of the Publish What You Pay coalition put out the following press statement.
Ghana's Big Test: Oil's Challenge to Democratic Development
Oxfam America and the Integrated Social Development Centre (Ghana) have released a new report, ‘Ghana’s Big Test: Oil’s Challenge to Democratic Development’. Ghana’s oil boom is happening in an era of increased attention to the problems of resource-rich states, and Ghana has important opportunities to learn from the positive and negative examples of others. The report makes extensive recommendations for the government, companies, donors, and others to support the transparent, accountable, and efficient development of Ghana’s oil wealth.
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The Coming Oil Boom in Ghana
Ghana discovers oil, and has an opportunity to use it for development—if it can avoid the usual traps of new oil wealth in developing countries.
French-speaking Coalitions' Coordination Meeting - Libreville
At the end of the PWYP African regional meeting, which took place at Limbe on March 2007, a regional action plan was approved by the PWYP coalitions throughout Africa.
In order to further develop, improve and implement some sections of the action plan, the members of the PWYP campaign in Africa agreed to meet in Libreville, Gabon, from 27 to 29 June 2007 after an EITI training organized by the World Bank mostly for French-speaking countries in Africa.
Gold Rush: The impact of gold mining on poor people in Obuasi in Ghana
Report highlighting how poor communities in Obuasi in Ghana are suffering serious environmental pollution and social problems as a result of gold mining by a subsidiary of the UK-based mining giant Anglo American
