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Perpetuation of instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: When the Kivus sneeze, Kinshasa catches a cold
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2014The current instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can be traced back to late former President Mobutu Sese Seko’s rule during the late 1980s. The country’s economic depression was exacerbated by the end of the Cold War in 1991, leading to disengagement with the international economic and political system.DocumentFreeport McMoran versus the People of Fungurume: How the largest mining investment in DRC has brought poverty not prosperity
Southern African Resource Watch, 2012The Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) company controls a 1,600 square kilometre mining concession in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Tenke Fungurume deposits make up one of the most important reserves of copper and cobalt in the world with abundant quantities of high assay ore.DocumentCan Britain break with its colonial past? A critique of the British government’s and British extractive companies’ role in Africa
Southern African Resource Watch, 2014There is no doubt the corporate governance and the social responsibility of British companies are major issues of public debate in Africa, given Britain’s significant role both now and in the past in the extractive sector in Africa.DocumentRule of law in Malawi: the road to recovery
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) visited Malawi in January 2012, in a context where the state of governance and the rule of law was a cause for concern.DocumentHelping to combat impunity for sexual crimes in DRC: an evaluation of the mobile gender justice courts
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012This report reports on an assignment to conduct a review, analysis and assessment of the gender justice mobile court project operated by ABA/ROLI in South Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).DocumentConsolidating SADC’s regional integration: the governance of the security sector
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012The Southern African region faces the major challenge of combining the principles ofdemocracy and the creation of democratic institutions with the pragmatic decisions required in implementing reforms in the security sectors of Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries.DocumentWin win partnership? China, Southern Africa and extractive industries
Southern African Resource Watch, 2012The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has prioritised Africa as a strategic partner at both the political and economic levels. According to some observers, the evidence of China’s growing African involvement suggests a strategy devised to secure access to the continent’s abundant resources.DocumentImpact of the extractive industries transparency initiative (EITI) on the promotion of transparency and accountability in Southern and East Africa
Southern African Resource Watch, 2012The first regional conference for southern and East Africa on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) was held in Cape Town on 21st May 2012. The overall aim was to evaluate the EITI’s impact on the promotion of transparency and accountability in southern and East Africa. Its specific objectives included:DocumentAngola's oil industry operations
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012The state-owned oil company, Sonangol, is at the centre of the oil industry in Angola. By law, multinationals that want to do business in Angola must associate with Sonangol in the form of a joint venture or Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). To win contracts, multinationals must pay signature bonuses that can run into billions of dollars – and are not publicly disclosed.DocumentOil revenues in Angola: much for information but not enough transparency
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012Since 2004, the Angolan government has responded to concerns about its lack of transparency by publishing large amounts of official data about oil production and exports in Angola, and the revenues that flow to the state from oil.Pages