20th December 2018 Dunedin (New Zealand) — Friends of the Sahrawi people in New Zealand organized a demonstration to denounce … More
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Indigenous Rights Defenders Targeted Over Opposition to OceanaGold Mine; Seek Support from Canadian Embassy in Philippines
(Ottawa/Manila – December 18, 2018) In October, 27 individuals and a number of organizations in the Philippines found themselves targeted … More
Why South African Community’s Win Against Mining Company Matters
13th December 2018 ANALYSIS By Sonwabile Mnwana A South African High Court has passed an important judgment putting a stop … More
South African Indigenous Community Win Environmental Rights Case Over Mining Company
7th December 2018 PRESS RELEASE A court has ruled that companies must first seek permission from local communities if they … More
Africa Losing Billions in Mining Sector – Afrodad
By Steven Mdeza 26th November 2018 Mangochi — Lack of coalition and coordination among African leaders are the major causes … More
South Africa: will Xolobeni victory transform the way miners operate?
Published by MAC on 2018-11-25 Source: Amnesty International, GroundUp, News24wire (2018-11-23) Having gained a legal victory in the long struggle … More
Africa: Why Mining Is Hard to Tax
12th NOVEMBER 2018 AfricaFocus (Washington, DC) ANALYSIS “In Africa as elsewhere in the world, while energy companies might be somewhat … More
Zimbabwe: Editorial Comment – Let Not Our Oil Go the Diamond Way
7 NOVEMBER 2018 The Herald (Harare) A Botswana joint venture between the government and conglomerate miner De Beers founded in … More
Guinea’s bauxite boom is helping China but failing locals
China has promised the west African state a loan double the size of its GDP The Economist 3 November 2018 … More
Africa Losing Billions in Mining Sector – Afrodad
By Steven Mdeza 26th November 2018 Mangochi — Lack of coalition and coordination among African leaders are the major causes … More