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Azerbaijan’s crackdown on activists at odds with their OGP membership
In September 2014, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) adopted a new policy to deal with concerns raised about civic space in participating countries. Together with CIVICUS, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation, and Article 19 (a human rights organisation focused on freedom of expression and information) PWYP decided to put that policy to the test […]
Azerbaijan Demoted – a historic sanction by the EITI Board
In response to the severe government-led crack down on civic space in Azerbaijan, the international Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), at its 29th meeting in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), decided to remove Azerbaijan’s compliant status. This is an unprecedented move. Not only has no country ever been demoted before, which makes […]
Nigeria’s freedom of information bill – great on paper, less so in practice
On paper the Nigerian Freedom of Information Act 2011 appears simple and straight forward. However, when it comes to application and enforcement there are difficulties in getting the required information, I don’t know if it is the same with other countries that have the Freedom of Information bill. Ensuring transparency and accountability in a system […]
In Lebanon, academics head discussions for how to ensure extractives become a blessing
Amidst all the delays, postponements, optimism and pessimism that have been shrouding the extractive industry’s birth in Lebanon for the past two years, one university, the Rafic Hariri University decided to enter the foray from a comprehensive angle. On April 16th, RHU launched its first Mediterranean Gas and Oil international conference 2015 (MedGO). The conference […]
PWYP Congo B – An opportunity to strengthen the EITI process
Publish What You Pay – Congo welcomes the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Board Meeting taking place in Brazzaville from April 13th to 15th 2015. By giving the Republic of Congo the responsibility of organising this important meeting, the EITI Board Meeting acknowledges the efforts from the government in terms of transparency in the access of […]
Azerbaijan – EITI Board should sanction government for civil society crackdown
280 groups from 35 countries urge the EITI Board to protect free and independent civic participation in the initiative. In a letter submitted today to the international Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), more than 280 civil society groups from 35 countries urged the initiative’s leadership to take “the strongest action possible” in […]
Niger & Areva – missing contracts and presidential planes
Six months ago, the Nigerien government announced it had signed a new contract with AREVA over the country’s uranium production. The contract itself was ten months overdue and the negotiation process had been both difficult and drawn out as the government sought to rebalance their relationship with AREVA and obtain a fair deal for their […]
Rahma Bin Youssef
I work on reversing the resource curse that has changed the province I live in, Gabes, from the paradise oasis it once was to the impoverished area with poor infrastructure it is today. There is also high air and water pollution due to the exploration and extraction activities of several national and international oil companies. […]
Rachel Etter
I’ve grown up in Malawi and I have a deep concern that the way we use our natural resources doesn’t involve or benefit all Malawians. In the mid 2000s, Malawi’s largest mining project was launched amid many voices, those of excitement and those with concerns about the project and about mining in general for the […]
Ba Aliou Coulibali
There isn’t a moment where I am not affected by what is happening in the extractive sector. Especially as my country, Mauritania, is a mining country. We have been exploiting iron and copper for over a half century. Two foreign companies are currently exploiting gold and produce about 15 tonnes of gold a year. With […]
Tuya Choijil
When Mongolia became a capitalist society extraction increased tremendously, especially with the government’s ‘gold program’. But this increase was too widespread and the benefits not clear. I saw the negative impact on the environment but decided to get involved so that local communities who were hurt by extraction could be heard – especially in order […]
Maryati Abdullah
I’m interested in transparency and accountability issues because it is very important to endorse good governance. There are lots of anti-corruption initiatives, but we also need more groundwork on the sectoral issue. I became interested in extractive transparency when I learned (for the first time) how the revenues of petroleum and mining were flowing from […]