Experts and guidelines needed for negotiating contracts for Africa’s resources
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African Minerals Development Centre
Experts and guidelines needed for negotiating contracts for Africa’s resources
Addis Ababa, 23 April 2015 (ECA) – If Africa’s natural resources are to benefit its people, petroleum and mining contract negotiations can no longer be limited to technical experts but must be broadened to include specialists such as lawyers, tax specialists, economists, environmentalists, sociologists, or political scientists.
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Experts to review study on women in artisanal and small-scale mining
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Experts to review study on women in artisanal and small-scale mining
Dar es Salaam, 20 April 2015 (ECA) - Experts will gather in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 5-7 May 2015 to review research undertaken on women in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa. The study has been undertaken by the Economic Commission for Africa’s African Centre for Gender (ACG) in collaboration with the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) and UN Women ESARO mining in Ghana, Guinea, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia.
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African Women in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
Many studies into the mining sector have described how masculine the industry is. However, this Special Report highlights the significant, yet chronically underreported major role African women play in the sector, more so in artisanal and small scale mining (ASM). In Africa, the ASM workforce comprises no less than 40-50% women; this report highlights a selection of them in Ghana, Guinea and Tanzania, and reveals the key challenges that women face in the sector and what can be done to make it more gender responsive.
Minerals Cluster Policy Study in Africa
This report forms the pilot study component of a broader initiative undertaken by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to identify and Tcharacterize the role of the minerals industry in selected African countries and to assess the levels of cluster activities associated with them. Th e objective of the study is to formalize a better understanding of the situation of the mining sector and associated clusters within the overall economy of those countries, with a view to defi ning development strategies for the local and regional planning of the minerals industry.
Harmonization of Mining Policies, Standards, Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks in Southern Africa
International experience has demonstrated that a properly structured and administered minerals industry has potential to generate substantial benefits to individual economies and regions. Apart from being a direct source of foreign exchange, mining generates substantial direct revenues to government through corporate taxes, royalties and employee taxes from miners. In addition, the exploitation of minerals can lead to regional development and can facilitate diffusion of technology and be pivotal to skills training in mining areas.
African Mining Vision features at the Continent's largest mining event
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African Mining Vision features at the Continent's largest mining event
Cape Town, 06 February 2015 (ECA) - As the world’s largest mining investment conference, the world’s third largest mining conference, and Africa’s largest mining event, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) are participating in this year’s ‘Investing in African Mining’ Indaba.
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Maputo readies for Ministerial Segment of AU Mining Conference
Maputo, 14 December 2013 - The ministerial segment of the 3rd AU Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development will be held in Maputo, Mozambique from 16-18 December on the theme: Leveraging the Africa Mining Vision for Africa’s Renaissance towards broader ownership. The conference is being preceded by a meeting of Senior Officials, from 13-15 December.
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