Global Witness (London)
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May 10
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Oil Law Fails to Address Corruption, Environmental Damage [press release]
Planned revisions to the Democratic Republic of Congo's hydrocarbons law contain major flaws that could allow gross mismanagement of the country's oil wealth and serious... Read more »
May 8
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Africa: Report Reveals High-Level Military Involvement in Eastern Congo's Gold Trade [press release]
At a critical time for the region's minerals trade companies must undertake supply chain checks and put responsible sourcing into practise Read more »
May 5
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Liberia: Govt Systematically Breaking Its Own Laws in Oil, Mineral, Forest and Land Deals Worth Billions of Dollars, New Audit Reveals. [press release]
Global Witness welcomes a new audit recommending that the Liberian government take immediate action to address systematic gaps in compliance with laws on how its natural resources... Read more »
April 30
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Africa: Logging Permit Crisis Puts EU at Risk of Laundering Illegal Timber Imports [press release]
Systematic abuse of small, poorly regulated logging permits in Africa by companies, forest officials and politicians is undermining efforts to fight deforestation and keep illegal... Read more »
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Africa: How Vested Interests Abuse Shadow Permits to Evade Forest Sector Reforms [press release]
Systematic abuse of small, poorly regulated logging permits in Africa by companies, forest officials and politicians is undermining efforts to fight deforestation and keep illegal... Read more »
April 29
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Africa: Summary of the New EU Accounting and Transparency Directives [press release]
On 9 April 2013, the European Union Member States, Parliament and Commission agreed to adopt the Accounting and Transparency Directives. Read more »
April 28
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Africa: Probe of Mining Company's Dealings in Europe and Africa [press release]
The UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) announced yesterday that they are opening a criminal investigation into FTSE 100 mining company Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC).... Read more »
April 26
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Africa: German, Swiss Timber Company Accused of Human Rights Abuses [press release]
A criminal complaint filed today by the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Global Witness accuses a senior manager of Swiss and German timber... Read more »
April 19
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Guinea: Proof Company Was Lying in Mining Scandal? [press release]
Beny Steinmetz Group Resources says there was no corrupt behaviour in its acquisition of licences to one of the world's largest iron ore concessions, in the West African nation of... Read more »
April 16
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Guinea: Corruption Arrest in U.S. Puts Beny Steinmetz Group Resources in the Frame [press release]
The US authorities have arrested a man in Florida in connection with the controversial acquisition of mining rights in Guinea by Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR), according to... Read more »
April 10
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Africa: EU Agrees Landmark Anti-Corruption Law for Global Resource Companies [press release]
The EU has today agreed ground-breaking new rules forcing oil, gas, mining and logging companies to publish details of the payments they make to governments for access to natural... Read more »
April 9
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Sudan: South Sudan's Oil Production Restarts Amid Concerns About Transparency [press release]
As oil production resumes in South Sudan this week, Global Witness is calling on the government to implement the transparency measures passed as part of oil legislation last year... Read more »
March 20
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Warlord Surrender Offers Opportunity for Justice [press release]
Global Witness welcomes the move by Rwandan-born warlord Bosco Ntaganda to turn himself in at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali yesterday. Read more »
March 4
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Liberia: Illegal Logs From Liberia Found in French Port [press release]
Illegal Liberian timber worth thousands of Euros was sitting in a French port less than 3 weeks before a new EU law prohibiting the import of illegal timber came into force, Global... Read more »
February 19
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Zimbabwe: Global Witness Welcomes EU Decision to Maintain Sanctions Against Zimbabwean Diamond Sector [press release]
Global Witness today welcomed news that EU foreign ministers have agreed to maintain restrictive measures against state-owned Zimbabwean diamond mining company, ZMDC, but warned... Read more »
February 12
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Zimbabwe: Lobby Group Calls for Diamond Sanctions [press release]
Global Witness today called on EU foreign ministers to strengthen measures which restrict sales of diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Marange region to Europe. Read more »
February 11
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Central Africa: World Bank Refuses to Review Support for Logging in Tropical Rainforests [press release]
The World Bank Board of Directors has blocked a call by independent evaluators to review the outcomes of the Bank's support for industrial-scale logging in tropical rainforests.... Read more »
February 7
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Africa: Promised Forest Sector Reforms Failing to Materialise, Study Finds [press release]
Commitments to improve public access to information over how forests are managed in developing countries are not being met, said Global Witness on the publication of its fourth... Read more »
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Africa: We Could End Poverty If ... David Cameron Is Right? [analysis]
It's always encouraging to see our leaders pushing the right line for a change. Outlining his agenda for the G8 at the World Economic Forum in Davos recently, the British Prime... Read more »
February 4
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Africa: World Bank Foresters Ignore Independent Evaluation and Pledge to Carry On Logging the World's Rainforests [press release]
An independent evaluation leaked earlier this week found that the World Bank's support for the logging of tropical rainforests is failing in its key aims of preventing their... Read more »
January 14
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Liberia: Global Witness Welcomes President's Strong Action to Tackle Illegal Logging [press release]
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's 4 January Executive Order expanding a moratorium on logging under Private Use Permits is a welcome move towards restoring the rule of law in... Read more »
January 3
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Congo-Kinshasa: Latest Coverage On Controversial ENRC Activities & $550 Million Congo Deal [press release]
One story that will be sure to develop in 2013 is the controversy around ENRC’s activities in Congo. For the background for this, a good place to start is the Global... Read more »
December 24, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: NGO Lobbies Against Congo Copper Deal [press release]
Shareholders of London-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation will meet on Friday 28 December to vote on a $550 million deal aimed at buying out its main copper-and-cobalt... Read more »
December 21, 2012
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Liberia: Logging Company Flouts Liberian President's Timber Export Ban and Drives Breakdown in Rule of Law [press release]
The logging company Atlantic Resources has shipped millions of dollars worth of illegal timber from Liberia in breach of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's August order to halt... Read more »
December 11, 2012
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Africa: Companies Must Come Clean on Conflict Minerals Lawsuit [press release]
On 22 August 2012 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published the final rule for Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act. Read more »
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