Tanzania
PWYP Africa Statement to Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit
We are representatives of Southern African civil society organisations that are members of the Publish What You Pay (PWYP)* global coalition, which campaigns for the transparent and accountable management of oil, gas and mining revenues. We welcome the recent Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State Summit in Kinshasa, and we congratulate the Democratic Republic of Congo on being granted chairmanship of the SADC for a year.
The SADC region has abundant mineral resources which can assist in accelerating the economic and social development and growth of the region.
Towards a Time Bound Legislative Agenda for Effective Oil Governance and Avoiding the Oil Curse (Uganda)
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Communiqué Issued at the Closing of the High Level Policy Dialogue on Oil Governance in Uganda
1. The High Level Policy Dialogue on Oil Governance in Uganda took place in Jinja, Uganda on November 30 –December 1, 2011.
Newsletter on the ICGLR Regional Initiative on Natural Resources
Download the first issue of the newsletter from the ICGLR (International Conference on the Great Lakes Region) Regional Initiative on Natural Resources.
US Stand on Dirty Money Laudable
The US has taken serious steps to rescue African government coffers. First it warned 23 African Heads of State at an African Union summit in Munyonyo, Uganda, in July 2010 that the US would no longer be a safe haven for corrupt politicians’ dirt money.
Second, Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act which obligates all energy and mining companies registered with the US stock exchanges to disclose not only what they pay to US government but also to foreign oil, gas and mineral-producing countries like Tanzania. The two measures (though belated) are a right dose in fostering transparency in third world countries, Tanzania in particular.
Guardian Tanzania Article about Coalition Launch in Tanzania - May 2010
Please click here to read the article “CSO’s launch transparency campaign on mining revenue” which appeared in Tanzania’s Guardian newspaper on 12th of May 2010.
Activists Agitate for Transparency in Mineral Earnings - Guardian 16.04.10
Please click here to read the article published in the Guardian (Tanzania) on the PWYP coalition recently launched in Tanzania.
Dr. Bishop Munga's Speech at the Launch of PWYP-Tanzania
Please click here to download the keynote speech made by Dr. Bishop Munga when the PWYP coalition for Tanzania was launched on the 9th of May 2010.
PWYP-Tanzania Booklet
Please click here to download the PWYP-Tanzania booklet, which contains the Memorandum of Understanding for the PWYP-Tanzania coalition, regulations, a work plan and a list of PWYP-Tanzania members.
Press Release PWYP Tanzania : Coalition Launch
Tanzania, 9th May 2010
Tanzania Launches the Publish What You Pay Coalition and Campaign
- Civil Society Organisations in Tanzania have had since September 2009 declared the intention to establish the National Coalition of Publish What You Pay (PWYP), a resource transparency campaign focusing on oil, gas, minerals, forestry (including wildlife) and fisheries.
