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Stakeholders adopt consensus statement on sustainable exploitation of Africa's natural resources
(2012-10)
Over 800 participants attending the Eighth African Development Forum (ADF-VIII) on the theme, “Governing and Harnessing Natural Resources for Africa’s Development”, concluded three days of intense deliberations with key ...
Opening statement of Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl, Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission on the occasion of the 3rd Ordinary Session of the Conference of Ministers responsible for mineral resources development
(2013-12)
This opening statement delivered by Mrs. Fatima Haram Acyl, Commissioner for Trade and Industry of The African Union Commission on the occasion of The 3rd Ordinary Session of the Conference of Ministers Responsible for ...
Marine mineral resources to benefit all including landlocked states
(2017-05)
Seabed mining experts from all over the world convened from 2 to 4 May 2017 in the capital of the landlocked state of Uganda to discuss opportunities and explore the potentials of marine mineral resources in contributing ...
APRM to help transform the management of mineral resources in Africa
(2012-02)
The extractive industry is a dominant sector in many African economies and accounts for a significant share of its exports, yet it has not spurred broad-based development and economic structural transformation on the ...
Dialogue seeks solutions to natural resources governance
(2012-10)
The Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA) gathered civil society actors from around Africa around the theme: “Leveraging State-Society Dialogue for Improving Natural Resource Governance in Africa”. The 1-day event took ...
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, ...
Exploiting natural resources for financing infrastructure development: policy options for Africa
(2011-12)
Africa current infrastructure deficit is a major challenge to unlocking the continent’s potential for economic resurgence. Addressing this deficit must be prioritized for pursuing multi-sectoral growth. The African mining ...
Third AU Conference of Ministers responsible for mineral resources development 13-17 December 2013 Maputo, Mozambique: statement to the meeting of senior officials by Fatima Denton Officer-in-Charge, Special Initiatives Division
(2013-12)
Statement to the Meeting of Senior Officials by Fatima Denton Officer-in-Charge, Special Initiatives Division at Third AU Conference of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources Development. Ms. Fatima Denton highlighted ...