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13 Feb 2017

So. Africa: Alternative Mining Indaba calls for domestication of Africa Mining Vision; communities impacted by mining say govts. must do more to protect them

The Economic Justice Network of the Fellowship of Christian Councils in Southern Africa (EJN of FOCCISA), in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (ZELA), Publish What You Pay (PWYP), Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), South African Council of Churches (SACC), Mozambique Council of Churches, Benchmarks Foundation, Diakonia, Council of Churches Zambia, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches and Oxfam, hosted the 8th Alternative Mining Indaba in Capetown, from the 5th to the 10th of February 2017.

 The event, which ran on the theme "Making Natural Resources Work for the People: Domestication of the Africa Mining Vision: From Vision to Reality" was attended by more than 450 delegates from non-governmental organizations, churches and community representatives from mainly mining affected communities from across the continent. Participants produced a declaration with demands directed at African governments and mining companies, which was handed over to organizers of the “Investing in Africa Mining Indaba”, where mining executives, government officials, investors and other stakeholders meet to discuss the future of mining in Africa.

 

 

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