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Harnessing the African peer review mechanism (APRM) potential to advance mineral resource governance in Africa
(2012)
Africa is significantly endowed with mineral resources. Its mineral reserves of bauxite, chromite, cobalt, hafnium, diamonds, manganese, phosphate rock, platinum-group metals, soda ash, vermiculite and zirconium rank first ...
Ministers adopt forward-looking declaration to take the African mining vision into action ECA
(2011-12)
African Union Ministers at the 2nd African Union Conference on a Sustainable Future for Africa’s Extractive Industry today adopted a declaration of intent to implement the Africa Mining Vision. Mining Ministers from several ...
Tracking and certification of mineral output in Southern Africa: final report
(2014)
There have been calls for effective mechanisms for regulating the exploitation and movement of the minerals. Illegal exploitation of minerals in particular has regularly been linked to instability and conflict in the region. ...
Mineral resources for Africa's development: anchoring a new vision : issues paper 1
(2012-10)
Africa is endowed with considerable amounts of mineral resources and ranks first or second in quantity of world reserves of bauxite, chromite, cobalt, industrial diamond, manganese, phosphate rock, platinum-group metals, ...
Australia prime minister commits initial $5 towards African minerals development centre
(2012-08)
Australian Foreign Minister, Mr. Bob Carr has announced an initial commitment of $5 million over the next two years in support of the establishment of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC). The support comes as ...
Les ressources minérales au service du développement de l'Afrique: poser les fondements d'une nouvelle vision : Document de travail no 1
(2012-10)
La découverte d’une ressource minérale dans toute région minière suscite toujours de grands espoirs chez les parties prenantes, notamment en ce qui concerne par exemple les recettes et leur répartition. Ces dernières ...
Les ressources minérales et le développement de l'Afrique : rapport du Groupe d'études international sur les régimes miniers de l'Afrique
(2011-11)
Le rapport repose sur le principe de base de la Vision africaine des mines selon lequel la transformation structurelle des économies africaines constitue « un élément essentiel de toute stratégie à long terme permettant ...
Minerals and Africa's development: the international study group report on Africa's mineral regimes
(2011-10)
The report is based on the central premise of the African Mining vision (AMV) that the structural transformation of African economies is “an essential component of any long-term strategy to ensure the attainment of the ...