Mining the Socio-Economic Benefits of the Extractive Industries
The mining sector, like many others, needs to adapt and align with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Africa Mining Vision.
The risks and Rewards of Resource—for Infrastructure Deals: Lessons from the Congo’s Sicomines Agreement
The sicomine’s agreement memorandum of understanding outlined a mammoth deal worth over US$ 9 billion.
Infrastructure and Impacts: Strengthening Environmental and Social Safeguards
Growing awareness of the negative environmental and social (E&S) externalities of large infrastructure projects has driven sustainability considerations to the top of infrastructure financing debates in developing countries.
When elephants fight: will the US-China trade war hurt South Africa?
Indirectly, SA could be hurt by a US-China trade war, not least because it increases global uncertainty.
Infrastructure financing in Botswana
The paper explores Botswana’s experience with multilateral development banks (MDBs) in financing infrastructure to identify key challenges and alternative financial mechanisms available to Botswana that may hinder greater lending by MDBs.
What China’s President Xi’s extended tenure means for Africa
China’s decision to suspend presidential term limits is still reverberating around the world.
Multi-stakeholder initiatives and the media
Multi-stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) are voluntary partnerships between governments, civil society, and the private sector which seek to promote good governance by holding governments and corporations accountable to citizens.
Peer pressure and peer learning in multi-stakeholder initiatives
This report examines three prominent Multi-stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) – the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and Open Government Partnership (OGP) through the dual lenses of peer learning and peer pressure.
Multi-stakeholder initiatives in Africa
This report examines four African states (Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania), and their membership in three multi stakeholder initiatives: the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), and the Open Government Partnership (OGP).
Civil society participation in the Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Active citizen participation is an important component of democracy. Multi-Stakeholder Initiatives (MSIs) attempt to enhance civic participation as a means of improving governance through cooperation by governments, civil society organizations (CSOs), and businesses to engage in commonly defined goals.