A travers le monde, de plus en plus de pays s’engagent dans la divulgation des contrats qu’ils signent avec des entreprises pour exploiter leurs ressources naturelles. Depuis 2011, la République de Guinée s’est démarquée en menant ce mouvement en Afrique francophone. 

To find out more about the country’s experience in publishing contracts, NRGI Guinea country manager Hervé Lado spoke with Abdoulaye Magassouba, Guinea’s minister of mines and geology.

The IMF heard and responded to stakeholders, stepping back into the frontlines of some of the most pressing natural resource transparency issues.

L’évènement préparait la quarantaine de secrétaires généraux et receveurs des communes minières de la Guinée à mieux coopérer avec les autres parties prenantes, que sont les élus locaux, les autorités administratives locales, les entreprises minières, les organisations de la société civile (OSC) et les populations locales, pour assurer le succès du Fonds de Développement Economique Local (FODEL).

To make sense of commitments in contracts, citizens need to understand the full body of contracts that have been signed since each agreement adds new layers of complexity to the initial deal. Unfortunately, the structure of the contracting regime in Mongolia is largely hidden.

Le secteur extractif est l’un des domaines d’activité les plus controversés en Tunisie à cause de sa gestion considérée comme opaque par les activistes de la société civile. Le doute et l’insatisfaction des habitants des zones minières ont conduit à une crise qui persiste depuis 2011.

The law provides very simple and clear targets, making it relatively easy for citizens to identify deviations. By capturing all state institutions in the fiscal rule, they will now have fewer opportunities to borrow beyond loans approved in the budget. If implemented in full, the law could chart a clear path for restoring fiscal discipline to Ghana’s public finances. But there are ways to make it stronger.

We know that women are more likely to be negatively impacted by extraction than men. What can be done as a policy response is often less evident.

In countries rich in oil, gas or minerals—like Nigeria and Tunisia—electoral campaigns are fresh opportunities for political parties and candidates to dive into different aspects of the debate around resource governance; develop long-term policy positions; share them with voters; and raise public awareness on resource-related issues crucial to a meaningful and sustainable development.