GEOFFREY YORK AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF JOHANNESBURG PUBLISHED OCTOBER 17, 2018 Tanzanian authorities have arrested a senior executive and filed dozens … More
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Consultant: Land, Environment, and Natural Resources
Namibia: Mines Should Directly Benefit Resident Communities – Councillor
5th October 2018 KEETMANSHOOP – Oranjemund Constituency Councillor Lazarus Nangolo says government should amend the law to ensure communities within … More
The ‘Natural Resource Curse’ and Artisanal Mines – the Case of Burkina Faso
23rd SEPTEMBER 2018 ANALYSIS By Rémi Bazillier, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Victoire Girard, Université D’orléans Is there a “natural … More
Kenya emerges as the next frontier of mining
From MARIA MACHARIA in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, (CAJ News) – THE mining industry is tipped to contribute significantly to the … More
Tanzania: Victims of North Mara Gold Mine Violence Find No Justice in New Compensation Scheme
News Release 4 September 2018, 9.07pm EDT (Ottawa) Grievous violence continues to be inflicted on local men and women by … More
South Africa: How Mining Damages Communities and the Environment
By Katharina Rall 27th August 2018 The South African Human Rights Commission has released a scathing report on the damage … More
‘I thank God I am alive’: standing firm against mineral extraction in South Africa
Nonhle Mbuthuma is battling for her community’s right to say no to the exploitation of their territory in a hangover … More
Canada: This is how hard it is, 8 years into the Hudbay Minerals/CGN lawsuits seeking justice for rape, murder & repression in Guatemala
By Grahame Russell, Rights Action 14th July 2018 On the same day (July 12, 2018) that another campesino (Estuardo Quevado) … More
Standard Chartered and Citigroup Take Stand Against Mine Waste Dumping
Source: Statement (2018-07-10) Two global banks – Citigroup and Standard Chartered – have responded to a worldwide campaign and agreed … More
Armenia: Roads to Amulsar Blocked as Locals Protest Gold Mine
Source: Armenian Weekly (2018-07-06) Previous article on MAC: Online petition seeks to stop gold project in Armenia Sofia Manukyan 6 … More
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