Extractive activity has continued in Myanmar during the pandemic to different degrees. The pandemic’s impacts may endanger the progress that Myanmar has made on transparency and civil society engagement in the extractive sector.

In Nigeria, oil revenues were 65% lower than expected in the first half of 2020. Low oil prices and uncertainty in legislation means prospects for new investment are weak.

In Tanzania, a long-awaited offshore liquified natural gas project may be further delayed. However, its large-scale gold mines are benefitting from high gold prices, and easing of flight restrictions have reduced disruption in supplies.