By Anastasia Moloney World | Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:09pm EDT BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Three environmental activists were … More
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Africa: Public-Private Sector Ventures Key to Devt of Africa’s Mining Sector, Says AU Expert
21st June 2016 Interview By Peterson Tumwebaze Frank Mugyenyi is a senior advisor for the department of trade and industry … More
Canada lent billions to oil, gas and mining companies. Then it made a profit
By Mike De Souza in News, Energy | June 16th 2016 On the same day that President Barack Obama rejected … More
Zimbabwe: Villagers Displaced By Diamond Mining Hope to See Action From Govt
13th June 2016 By Andrew Mambondiyani Mutare — Villagers re-located to a sprawling government-owned farm complex in eastern Zimbabwe to … More
Africa Needs a Minerals Body of Its Own – Experts
4th June 2016 By Ivan R. Mugisha Mineral experts from East Africa have proposed the formation of a continental mineral … More
Africa: Council Says Africa’s Minerals Should Fuel Its Growth
29th May 2016 Africa should make proper use of its abundant mineral resources to fuel its socioeconomic development, advised the … More
Will Canada Recognise Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Developing Countries Too?
By Aruna Dutt UNITED NATIONS, May 19 2016 (IPS) – While Canada’s long-awaited support for the UN Declaration on the … More
Canada: PM urged to hold Canadian mining companies to account for abuses
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News May 11, 2016 OTTAWA – The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace is … More
Canada: Liberals pushed mining accountability internationally in opposition, should lead on it now
The New York Times recently published a story on Canadian mining firms’ abroad and focused on the Guatemalan village of … More
Canada: Mining conduct abroad deserves another look
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 12:00 AM The Liberals have been busy in their first six months in office mending Canada’s … More