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Industry Transparency: Burkina Faso with meaningful progress towards EITI Standard

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

The international EITI Board today recognized Burkina Faso’s efforts to improve natural resource governance through the EITI Standard. The Board concluded that the country had made meaningful progress in meeting the EITI requirements. The Board welcomed recent reforms to improve the governance of the sector through better reporting and stronger oversight over the redistribution of revenues to local communities.

Africa Mining: Malawi seeks to get its house in order for a burgeoning mining sector

Posted on June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 by Mozambique Resources Post

Malawi published its first EITI Report for 2014/2015 in April 2017. The mining sector in Malawi accounts for less than 1% of the country’s GDP and about 1% of government revenue, but developing the sector has become a government priority. The petroleum sector is at exploration stage.