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21 Feb 2017

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Lusaka Times (Zambia)

NGOs call on govts. to introduce stronger laws to allow African countries to benefit from mining

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"CSOs call on govts to introduce stronger laws to allow African countries to benefit from mining", 13 Feb 2017

African civil society organisations have called governments on the continent to pursue legislation and strong regulatory institutions to ensure that African countries derive their fair share of the benefits of their extractive resources...[R]epresentatives of over 450 CSOs from African countries their international partners marched in Cape Town last week during the closing stage of the Mining Indaba and presented a declaration calling for greater transparency in the extractive industry...

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