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La région d’Agadez attend quelque 8 milliards de francs CFA de l’Etat au titre d’arriérés de redevances minières, selon Adam Efangan, maire de la commune de Tabelot, président régional de l’association des municipalités du Niger.

Cette préoccupation a fait l’objet d’une conférence publique organisée le 19 mars par le Réseau des organisations sur la transparence et l’analyse budgétaire (ROTAB-PCQVP NIGER), à Arlit, avec l’appui de l’Ambassade de France au Niger.

It was wonderful to have the international Publish What You Pay community descend upon Sydney two weeks ago.

The recent EITI Global conference wasn’t without a bit of direct action, as civil society activists called on big oil companies to drop the lawsuit against Dodd-Frank 1504.

Vers l’inclusion de la dimension du genre dans le secteur extractif : en commençant par la chaîne de valeur.

De nos jours, l‘égalité des sexes et l’autonomisation des femmes sont largement reconnues comme faisant partie intégrante de toute stratégie de développement durable et favorable aux pauvres.

The first steps towards a gender response extractive industry: an engendered value chain

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are these days widely recognised as integral and inseparable parts of any sustainable pro-poor development strategy.

Tonight, campaigners are waiting to see if the EU reaches a deal on its Transparency & Accounting Directives.

Contained within these directives is a provision that obliges all EU listed (and large non-listed) extractive companies to publish their payments on a project by project and country by country basis.

De gauche à droite: Carlo Merla, Ali Idrissa, Simon Hearn, Jean-Claude Katende, Marc Ona, Edmond Kangamungazi, Chaibou Mamane, Cecilia Mattia, Gilbert Maoundonodji, Marou Amadou, Marinke van Riet, Faith Nwadishi, Mamadou Taran Diallo, Steve Manteaw

From left to right: Carlo Merla, Ali Idrissa, Simon Hearn, Jean-Claude Katende, Marc Ona, Edmond Kangamungazi, Chaibou Mamane, Cecilia Mattia, Gilbert Maoundonodji, Marou Amadou, Marinke van Riet, Faith Nwadishi, Mamadou Taran Diallo, Steve Manteaw

This blog was originally posted on the Open Oil website. We’ve reposted it to celebrate the fact that its author, Akua Appiah-Akuramaa, has joined the fold as Publish What You Pay’s coordinator in Ghana

As a little girl I loved flying and always thought I’d be an Airhostess so I could spend as much time flying as possible.

This article, written by UK Coordinator Miles Litvinoff, originally appeared in the Bond Networker

Governance of natural resources has climbed the development agenda for a decade. This trend will continue into 2013 and beyond for three main reasons.

Openness and accountability

First, increasing emphasis on openness, data transparency and accountability.