Dar es Salaam — A Few weeks after President Jakaya Kikwete inaugurated the Extractive Industries Corporate Social Responsibility and Empowerment Presidential Award (EI-CSREPA), some mining companies in the country responded to the government call to support the local communities.
African Barrick Gold through its North Mara Gold Mines becomes the first to announce a three-year investment worth US$8.5million for community infrastructure in Mara region. The deal will see all the seven villages surrounding the North Mara mine get better infrastructure such as roads and bridges.
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