Mali
Conakry Declaration
We, members of civil society organizations from Congo‐Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone and the United States as well as community leaders from Guinean mining communities in Fria, Kindia, Léro, Sangarédi and Siguiri in the Republic of Guinea, having participated in a regional seminar on the exploitation of natural resources and the rights of communities held in Conakry (Guinea) from March 13‐15, 2011, at the initiative of the Centre du Commerce International pour le Développement (CECIDE) and Global Rights.
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.
Will miners publicly disclose their payments to foreign governments?
OxFam America Tuesday announced it was helping to promote a campaign, which is suggesting that federal legislation may be needed to reform revenue transparency rules for oil, gas and mining companies working in developing nations.
