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Explore our publications on a wide range of topics, to find the powerful facts, stories and approaches that underpin our work to make the extractive industry more open, accountable and participatory.
Putting women at the centre of extractive sector governance
With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PWYP coalitions are continuing their work to help bring decisions by women, that benefit women, to extractive sector governance As the global coronavirus crisis continues to cause devastating upheaval, an interesting trend has been observed: that of better outcomes […]
Niger: human rights defenders still unjustly detained for more than six months
Johannesburg, 15 September 2020 *** Update 30 September 2020: Moudi Moussa and Halidou Mounkaila have been released on bail. ** Update 29 September 2020: Maikoul Zodi has been released on bail. On 15 September 2020 it will be six months since three human rights defenders were jailed in Niger simply for participating in peaceful protests calling for […]
Benefit sharing: Zimbabwe case study
Tracing progress towards revenue transparency and revenue sharing in the Zimbabwe extractives sector 2013-2019 The advocacy campaign by Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Zimbabwe aiming to influence mining revenue transparency and benefit sharing in the extractives sector in Zimbabwe is the focus of this case study. PWYP Zimbabwe was created in 2011, coincidentally this same year the Government of […]
Benefit sharing: Cameroon case study
Sharing African mining sector profits impact of mining reform The purpose of this case study is to share the work carried out by the PWYP coalition in Cameroon, as well as its member organisations, on the issue of profit sharing in the mining sector over the last decade. For each of the actions taken, a reminder […]
Benefit sharing: Burkina Faso case study
The 1% gold revenue campaign – a benefit sharing campaign by PWYP Burkina Faso The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalition has undertaken studies of its members’ advocacy campaigns at the national level to improve the redistribution of revenue from the mining sector. It is primarily an exercise in reflection and self-evaluation. Burkina Faso is […]
Studies in hope, resilience and achievement: how communities are benefiting from mining in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Zimbabwe
Studies in hope, resilience and achievement: how communities are benefiting from mining in Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Zimbabwe Our 1000 Publish What You Pay (PWYP) member organisations around the world have a common vision: that their countries’ populations share the benefits of the wealth generated by their natural resources, and that the way to do […]
Towards sustainable economies in oil dependent countries
As oil prices plunge and the Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact the world, civil society must embrace new opportunities for influencing long-term policymaking in oil-dependent countries As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, countries face the dual crises of public health emergencies and economic devastation. This twofold burden is especially challenging in oil-dependent countries, where governments are […]
Democratic Republic of Congo: harassment of Jean Claude Katende, a leader in the fight for human rights and transparency
Communique September 2020 Download the PDF version and please disseminate widely. Publish What You Pay (PWYP)’s Africa Steering Committee (ASC) calls on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) authorities to do everything possible to end the harassment of Jean-Claude Katende. The accession of the current President and his government gave rise to new hope of […]
PWYP Annual Report 2019
2019 was a landmark year for the PWYP movement. It with the adoption of our Vision 2025 strategy at the PWYP Global Assembly in Senegal, where 250 members and partners joined together to share experiences, generate ideas and strengthen our network. And we ended it – after seven regional consultations, involving over 200 members – […]
Adapting to COVID-19 in Africa’s Extractives Sector
PWYP members in East and Southern Africa are calling on resource-rich countries to give direct support to extractive communities and adopt progressive tax regimes in response to the pandemic As COVID-19 infection rates climb across Africa, the continent is taking decisive measures to minimise the pandemic’s impact on its people. Many African countries already have […]
Imagining PWYP climate action
Consultation with PWYP members Webinar series and consultation paper Initial discussions have started amongst a number of PWYP members to imagine what coordinated PWYP climate action could look like. So far, a small group of coalitions have outlined and discussed initial ideas for a PWYP global statement on these issues and potential areas of work […]
Niger: 100-day detention of three activists highlights deterioration of freedom of expression
This article was prepared by Amnesty International (here), which allowed us to publish it on the PWYP site. We invite you to take action using this letter, which we have prepared with Amnesty, as a template for reaching out to relevant local and regional contacts. Authorities in Niger should drop trumped-up charges and immediately release […]