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Deep concern about the detention of PWYP members in Niger
The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Africa Steering Committee is deeply concerned by the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Abdoulaye Seydou and Adamou Idrissa, both members of the ROTAB/PWYP-Niger coalition, and by the deteriorating situation for human rights defenders in Niger. We are witnessing a systematic ban on public demonstrations in Niger. Abdoulaye Seydou […]
Call to application for EITI International CSO Board Representatives
Applications for the EITI Board are welcome from members of independent civil society organisations from both EITI implementing and non-implementing countries.Women are especially encouraged to apply, as are representatives from organisations working directly with communities affected by extractive industries. EITI Board Members need to be members of the EITI Association. To apply, candidates will need […]
Wanted: a common vision for transition minerals extraction in Africa
This op-ed has first been published in the South-African media Daily Maverick Read our key recommendations for a shared African vision on transition minerals extraction here. Zambian and other African nations’ minerals are crucial for a low carbon world. But reform is essential if our people are to benefit from the wealth they will […]
CSDD directive: Is the EU opening the door for corruption?
This op-ed has first been published in Euractiv. The European Commission has vowed to put corruption at the heart of its agenda. But measures to tackle it are conspicuously absent in a new regulation designed to force EU companies to behave responsibly around the world. By Ketakandriana Rafitoson and Matthieu Salomon. Dr Ketakandriana Rafitoson is […]
Deep concern about the possible prosecution of Ketakandriana Rafitoson in Madagascar
The Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Africa Steering Committee is deeply concerned by the possible prosecution of Ketakandriana Rafitoson, National Coordinator of PWYP and Executive Director of Transparency International Initiative – Madagascar (TI-MG). Ketakandriana and TI-MG’s Chairperson Dominique Rakotomalala have been summoned to authorities on the basis of accusations filed by Groupement des Exportateurs des […]
EITI Association membership registry
We are in the process of refreshing the EITI Association membership registry. Does your organisation specialize in issues related to extractive industries governance or transparency? Is your organisation dedicated to the objectives of the EITI, and interested in being involved in its governance processes? If so, applications are due by March 14, 2023. EITI Association members are responsible for participating in EITI Members’ Meetings […]
Many crises, one movement
Peoples’ needs must be at the heart of the global energy transition. Our global movement can help achieve this, writes PWYP’s new Executive Director, Edwin Ikhuoria. My role as Executive Director of PWYP begins as COP 27 in Egypt ends. There, once again, governments fell short of taking adequate action to meet the greatest challenge […]
Transition minerals could transform the DRC, but local communities must have their say
This op-ed has first been published on November 13, 2022 in the Independent – Uganda Transition minerals could transform the Democratic Republic of Congo, but local communities must have their say, writes Jean-Claude Katende, National Coordinator of Publish What You Pay Democratic Republic of Congo. Congo’s natural resources have been plundered at a terrible cost […]
COP27: Local communities must not pay the price as the world scrambles to extract transition minerals
Human rights and the environment must be protected in the scramble to extract minerals used in clean energy technologies, more than 230 civil society organisations from 62 countries have told world leaders attending the United Nation’s COP 27 climate summit in Egypt in a statement published today. The signatory organisations work in various fields, from […]
Transition minerals open statement for COP27
More than 250 organisations call on COP leaders to urgently ensure the exploitation of transition minerals doesn’t undermine a just and equitable energy transition COP27 is a key moment to initiate a real shift in the way minerals are extracted and used, and to look at solutions that will reduce dependence on mining. The world […]
EITI Civil Society Board Members Selection 2023
Update February 8, 2023: The Civil Society Advisory Group (CSAG) has been established for the next three years. It will begin working immediately on the selection of 10 civil society representatives to serve on the EITI International Board. Learn more about the CSAG, including its membership here. For more information about applications to the EITI […]
EU legislation gives mandate to put the spotlight on oil, gas and mining companies in future European Sustainability Reporting Standards
Publish What You Pay reaction to the deal on the final text of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Publish What You Pay (PWYP), the global movement for open and accountable extractive industries, welcomes the guarantee and prioritisation of the development of specific disclosure standards for “high-risk sectors”, including oil, gas and mineral extraction, […]