Niger reinstates the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

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Niger is reintegrated into the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). He had withdrawn in 2017 after his suspension for progress deemed insufficient in terms of publication of contracts and dialogue with civil society.

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Niger had withdrawn from the EITI after having been suspended , the situation has changed: commitments have been made, measures adopted. For Niger, a producer of uranium, but also of gold and petroleum, the mining sector accounts for half of its external revenues.

Bady Baldé, Deputy Director in charge of Africa at the EITI, sees this return as the realization of Niamey's efforts: " The major changes are the fact that the government has made a lot of efforts in recent times to improve space for civil society. There is in particular the creation of a more inclusive civil society platform, which allows all citizens to ensure that their voices are heard in dialogue, with the two other stakeholders, notably the government and businesses ”.

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In the past, civil society actors have been arrested by the authorities. But now the government is listening to them, according to Bady Baldé: “ All the grievances raised by civil society, the government has acceded to them. This readmission, we hope, will allow an improvement in transparency throughout the value chain, in particular on the transparency of contracts and on the important information that will be published to complete this contract and allow citizens to better follow this, during this phase important development of the sector in Niger ”.

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