The Center for Public Integrity (CIP) will tomorrow launch the second edition of the Extractive Sector Transparency Index (ITSE) in Mozambique. The objective is to contribute to making information about the extractive sector in Mozambique available to society in a detailed, simple, timely and project by project basis. According to the...
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Government defends the creation of associations to involve communities in the exploitation of resources
The director of Internal Control Services of the General Inspection of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME), Fernando Maquele, defends the creation of associations and cooperatives to ensure the involvement of communities in the process of exploitation of mineral resources in the country. According to the responsible, this measure may also guarantee the sustainable exploration of the existing resources...
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International Conference on Extractive Industry kicks off today
Maputo city, hosts from today the International Conference on Extractive Industry. This is an event organized by the Assembly of the Republic and civil society organizations that aims, among several aspects, to share experiences on policies and practices of revenue management sensitive to gender balance in this sector. According to...
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Mozambique is already admitted to the Kimberley Process of diamond sales
Mozambique received this afternoon the admission to the Kimberley process of diamond sales. As of today it is the new member for diamond sales. This is an admission achieved after the 2016 lead and several years of work. According to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Max Tonela, who is...
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AEW 2021: African Energy Chamber Launches African Green Dialogue Initiative
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) today launched the Green Energy Dialogue Initiative for Africa, which envisions new opportunities for enhanced dialogue on green energy and paving the way for accelerated investment and development in Africa. According to AEC Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk, the last three days of discussions at the "Week...
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Mozambique may be admitted to the Kimberley Process today
The Kimberley Process Participation and Presidency Committee decides today the decision on the admission of Mozambique to the Kimberley Process. This is an action that aims to start exporting diamonds. The international body responsible for this process, recommended this Thursday, in Russia, to the plenary the admission of Mozambique to this body, which...
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Mozambique says it is prepared to enter the Kimberley process of diamond sales
The Mozambican government ensures it is prepared to enter the international diamond sales market. The executive director of the Kimberley Process Management Unit, Castro Elias, assured this Wednesday that the government has met all the internationally required requirements for exporting diamonds, showing confidence in the country's admission into the club of states that...
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Government wants greater oversight of the mining sector
The government wants greater supervision and control of the mining area, in order to respond to the growth that the industry and the energy sector have been witnessing in recent years. According to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, Teodoro Cândido, who was speaking this Tuesday at the opening of the III National Council of Inspectors, the growth of...
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Botswana ignores COP26 appeals and moves towards coal mining
Maatla Resources CEO Jacques Badenhorst assures that the exploration of Botswana's second coal mine will start within the first quarter of 2022, despite worldwide calls to abandon the use of fossils for energy production. Meanwhile, at a conference at COP26 in Glasgow, the country signed a declaration in...
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Government has surveyed more than 35,000 artisanal miners
The government is conducting a census to produce reliable data on areas where minerals occur in non-industrial quantities, in order to curb illegal mining