Energy Lobby Calls for Glencore’s EITI Membership Withdrawal Following Guilty Plea to Market Manipulation, Bribery & Corruption

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) is calling for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to terminate the membership of Switzerland-based commodities and mining multinational Glencore following Glencore’s recent guilty plea … Read More

What the U.S. Political Transition Might Mean for Africa Generally & Its Oil and Gas Sector in Particular

By Jude Kearney, Chairman of the US/Africa Committee of the Africa Energy Chamber  2021 could be the beginning of a much needed reset for US relations with Africa and its … Read More

Lobby Groups in Uganda Push For More Transparency in Oil Sector

Three lobbying groups namely Global Rights Alert, ActionAid Uganda and Transparency International have kick started an online petition to push for transparency from the Uganda government and international oil companies. … Read More

Uganda’s Oil Revenue Management Framework is a Solid Start, but Not Nearly Enough

Source: resourcegovernance.org Earlier this year, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the Public Finance Management Act (PRMA) 2015 into law and created one of the world’s newest sovereign wealth funds. While the law … Read More

Burundi commits to implement the EITI

The Government of the Republic of Burundi formally committed to implement the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, EITI Standard in a declaration published by Come Manirakiza, Minister of Energy and Mine on … Read More

Seychelles accepted as Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Candidate

Seychelles has been accepted by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board as a Candidate country to the EITI, the global transparency standard. Seychelles joins 45 other countries that have signed up to … Read More