United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

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Ad hoc expert group meeting on the African mining vision

Status and prospects of the implementation of the African mining vision in Central Africa

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 to Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Brazzaville, Congo

The main objective of the meeting is to consider and enrich the report of the study on “the status and prospects of the implementation of the African mining vision in Central Africa” prepared by the ECA. Thanks to preliminary work by the ECA, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and their partners, the said Vision was adopted in February 2009 by African Union Heads of State and Government. It is predicated on the premise that foreign direct investments in the mining industry do not really benefit African countries and their citizenry.

What then is to be done to enable mineral resource exploitation foster broad-based development and structural transformation of Africa that benefits all and sundry?

Documents

Concept Note (FR)

Programme of Work (FR)

Stories by ECA

Towards an inclusive-development-generating mining industry in Central Africa

Mining and development in Central Africa: much still to be done

Speeches

Addres by Mr. Louis Marie Joachim Djama – representative of the Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Congo [FR]

Remarks from the Resident Representative of the UNDP and Coordinator of the United Nations system in Congo - Mr. Anthony Ohemeng-Boamah [FR]

Introductory Remarks by Mr Antonio Pedro - Director, Subregional Office for Central Africa of ECA [FR]

Media Roundup

Vox Africa Story on Day 1 [FR]