Niger
Factbox
Niger is the world’s fourth largest producer of uranium and set to become second largest when extraction starts at the Imarouren mine. Other resources include oil and natural gas, tin, columbite, iron ore, coal, limestone, lead and zinc. AREVA – the French nuclear energy company – operates many mines in the country.
Sources: CIA Factbook, US Department of State, World Nuclear Association
EITI status: Compliant
Visit Niger’s EITI page
Nom du contact: Ali Idrissa
alidrissanani@yahoo.fr
00 227 96 47 10 57
Languages Spoken by this contact: Français
About the campaign
Launched in 2006, the PWYP Niger coalition has focussed on several issues, including the implementation of EITI, budget transparency, capacity building and raising awareness among of mining related issues (e.g use of cyanide in gold mining) in extractive communities. The coalition has also been involved in advocacy at the national level.
For years, PWYP activists were subject to arrests and intimidations for their work. However, the situation for civil society and natural resource transparency has greatly improved under the new government, installed in 2011. Niger's new constitution has enshrined the principle of natural resource transparency and the current Minister of Justice, Marou Amadou, had been active in the Publish What You Pay coalition before the government change.
Recent activities
February 18-21 2013 – PWYP Niger/ROTAB host the Africa Steering Committee in Niamey
4 September 2012 – PWYP Niger/ROTAB, with the support of Swissaid, organised a public conference in Tabelot (Agadez region) to raise awareness of the potential of participatory budget processes and encourage communities to get involved in the management of their resources.
1 September 2012 – With the support of Swissaid, PWYP Niger/ROTABheld a capacity building and sensitization session on participatory budget making with local elected officials from Kollo.
28 – 29 August 2012 – PWYP Niger/ROTAB and RWI organised a two-day workshop focussing on the analysis of EITI reports. Participants examined how to use EITI data and drew up a list of recommendations for how Niger’s EITI reports could be improved.
21 August 2012 – PWYP Niger/ROTAB held a public awareness raising conference in the region of Téra to discuss the effects of the use of cyanide in gold mining.
Coalition members
The PWYP Niger coalition also goes by the name of ROTAB
Action Contre le Travail des Enfants
Association des Radios et Télévisions Indépendante
Association Nigérienne de lutte contre la Corruption
Association Nigérienne des Droit de l’Homme
Bouclier de l’Ame
Comité Réflexion et d’Orientation Indépendant pour la Sauvegarde des Acquis Démocratiques
Confédération Nigérienne des Travailleurs
Confédération Général des Syndicats libre du Niger
Genre Environnement Pauvreté Santé
METISSAGE
Mouvement Nigérien pour la Défense et la Promotion des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples
Réseau des Journalistes pour les Droits de l’Homme
Réseau des Journalistes pour la Sécurité et la Paix
SOS TABAGISME
TEDHELTE
