“About 15 Canadian mining companies are active in Burkina Faso”. Lee-Anne Hermann Canadian Ambassador to Burkina Faso and Benin
In 2022, Burkina Faso and Canada celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Burkina-Canada cooperation. On this occasion, RSE Mines Magazine gave the floor to Her Excellency, Lee-Anne Hermann, Canadian Ambassador to Burkina Faso and Benin. She talks about the relations between the two countries, presents the new Corporate Social Responsibility strategy based on the notion of Responsible Business Conduct...
African industrial gold trade: report reveals opaque relationship between gold mines and refineries
142 business connections between 116 industrial gold mines and 16 refineries between 2015-2023For the refining of over 450 tonnes of African industrial goldThe report reveals the opacity of most refineries on their sources of supply"Out of the shadows and into the light. Business relations between industrial gold mines in Africa and refineries", is a report produced by SWISSAID and...
Hadja Aicha Barry: one of the few women who dares to question the governance of the mining sector in Guinea
Publish What You Pay has published the biography of Hadja Aicha Barry: One of the few women who dares to question the governance of the mining sector in Guinea.Who is Hadja Aicha Barry?She has an impressive academic background: she holds a postgraduate diploma (DES) in geography, a master's degree in environment and a certificate in extractive industries governance from...
Kuilga Emmanuel Yaméogo: New Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Mines
Mining engineer from the Moscow Mining InstituteSpecialist in the development of underground resourcesHe has held several responsibilities at the Ministry of MinesOn 22 March 2023, the Director of Cabinet of the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yaya Sankara, installed 11 new officials in their respective functions. During this ceremony, Kuilga Emmanuel Yaméogo, who was appointed by the Council...
Lithium Mining: Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Coalition Calls Attention of Malian Leaders
Following the observation that Malian gold does not shine for everyoneTo ensure that lithium benefits MaliansThe PWYP coalition denounces procedural flaws and makes demandsBeyond gold, Mali's subsoil abounds in lithium. The national coalition Publish What You Pay Mali (PWYP) wants it to be exploited for the benefit of Malians. The members of the coalition spoke at a press conference...
Nafi Chinery, NRGI’s new Africa Director
The NGO Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) has a new Director for Africa. Her name is Nafi Chinery. This is a promotion for the person who "will be responsible for our strategy in Africa, country teams in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, and stakeholder relations to promote good governance of natural resources and a...
Mining operations: “Nearly 100% of the operators of the Orezone Bomboré mine are Burkinabè” says Simon-Pierre BOUSSIM
The Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries (MEMC), Simon-Pierre BOUSSIM visited the mining companies of Orezone Bomboré and SOMISA in the Central Plateau region on Saturday 25 March 2023. The Minister's visit was mainly aimed at encouraging these mines, which are continuing their operations despite the difficult security situation.The mining sector, like many others, has been severely tested by...
Gender in the mining sector: “The 30% campaign” aims at the economic empowerment of women in mining impacted areas
Since 2009, gold has become Burkina Faso's leading export product. The direct contribution of the mines to the state budget in terms of taxes has also increased from year to year. However, one of the shortcomings is the low contribution of the mines to the development of the communities where the mining sites are located.This low contribution of the...
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries: 11 new officials installed
The Director of Cabinet of the Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Yaya SANKARA, installed 11 new officials in their respective positions on 22 March 2023 in Ouagadougou.This installation ceremony was marked by the entry of technical advisors, including Souleymane KERE, Kuilga Emmanuel YAMEOGO, and Mohamadi BILA, as well as mission managers Baba Ahmed COULIBALY, Oumarou MANDE, Ousmane BARBARI,...
Local Development Mining Fund: Approximately 13 billion FCFA distributed to communities for the 2nd semester of 2022
- Out of a total of 25,436,046,316.80 FCFA collected between July and December 2022- 12 billion FCFA retained for the war effort- Beneficiaries: the 13 regions and 351 communes of Burkina Faso- Objective: to enable communities impacted by mining to benefit directly from the benefits of miningOn Thursday 23 March 2023 in Ouagadougou, the distribution committee of the Local...
