Due to the large sums of money involved, subcontracting carries risks. Procurement deals are less visible and more numerous than the high-profile processes used to award exploration and production rights, and they are harder for government regulators, the media and civil society to scrutinize. They are therefore a common node for corruption.

Since 2013, the AMDC has supervised the establishment of country-level mining visions in 13 countries in East, Central and Western Africa, facilitated the AMV Private Sector Compact, established an AMV Civil Society Forum, and initiated an African Minerals Governance Framework (AMGF). 

Depuis sa création, le CADM a supervisé la mise en place des visions minières nationales dans 13 pays en Afrique de l’ouest, du centre et de l’est, conclu un Pacte avec le secteur privé, institué un Forum de la société civile, ou encore élaboré un Cadre de référence pour la gouvernance minière en Afrique.

NRGI set out to collect total oil, gas and mining revenue data for the countries included in the Resource Governance Index to find out how many dollars flow to governments that mismanage the handling of their natural resources.