Who is Jean Baptiste Kaboré, the new Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries?
Appointed by the Council of Ministers on Friday 10 March 2023, Jean Baptiste Kaboré is the new Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Quarries. He replaces Moïse Ouédraogo in this position.Academically, Jean Baptiste Kaboré holds a Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées (DESS) in finance from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). He also holds two masters...
Gender Equality in the Extractive Sector: The Strong Contribution of the Publish What You Pay Coalition (PCQVP) (Special 8 March 2023)
The Publish What You Pay (PCQVP) Coalition has made gender equality in the extractive sector its focus. To this end, it has produced and is implementing a number of provisions. National member coalitions also have good experience in promoting gender in the sector. At the June 2022 Global Assembly, PCQVP adopted its PCQVP Global Gender Policy.Through this policy, PCQVP...
Endeavour Mining may sell one of its mines in Burkina Faso
"Endeavour may sell its Burkina Faso mines due to deteriorating national security The information was published on 10 March 2023 by the newspaper https://www.miningmx.com/top-story/52752-endeavour-may-sell-burkina-faso-mines-amid-countrys-fast-changing-political-climate/The newspaper quoted Endeavour Mining's CEO Sebastien de Montessus as saying at the company's 2022 results presentation last week.The highlights of the article are summarised as follows:Boungou or Wahgnion concerned by the saleDeterioration of national security...
Publication of the Mining Sector Survey Guide
GIJN has published the Investigative Guide on Organised Crime in Africa: Chapter 5 on Looting of Extractive Resources; An Investigative Guide on the Mining Sector, primarily for journalists. This guide was published by and with the support of the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), an international network of investigative journalists sharing resources, investigations and opportunities.This guide was presented at...
Gender and the mining sector: “women must dare to enter the mining sector to better compete for positions of responsibility” (Special 8 March 2023)
The mining sector has long been perceived as a male sector. But an organisation, the Association of Women in the Mining Sector of Burkina Faso (AFEMIB), has been fighting since the early 2000s for the promotion of women's rights in this sector. On the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March, Minesactu.info gave the word...
The new issue of RSE Mine Magazine is available
The monthly newsletter edited by the RSE Forum Burkina is available. In this special issue on Canada, you can read among othersInterview with Lee-Anne HERMANN, Ambassador of Canada to Burkina Faso and Benin. Interview conducted on the occasion of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Burkina-Canada cooperation. She talks about the relations between the two countries, presents...
Emma Marie Blanche Kantiono: Managing Director of Essakane Solar SAS (Special 8 March 2023)
Emma Marie Blanche Kantiono is the Managing Director of Essakane Solar SAS, the world's largest hybrid solar fuel power plant located at the IAMGOLD Essakane mine site. Prior to this position, she was Director of Human Resources and Administration at West African Resources, Australia. Emma Marie Blanche Kantiono holds a PhD in Management Science (DEBA option) from the Academy...
Mrs. Yé née Sawadogo Rachel in charge of training and communication at AFEMIB (Special 8 March 2023)
Ms. Yé née Sawadogo Rachel is a licensed sociologist, a licensed engineer and a gender expert. She is also responsible for training and communication at AFEMIB.She has nearly 30 years of professional experience, including 5 years in the mining sector. Ms. Yé/Sawadogo Rachel spent 5 years as an employee of the mining company IAMGOLD Essakane SA where she...
The 2019 EITI Standard takes into account 3 key gender elements: parity, disclosure and inclusive communication (Onadja Kanfido, EITI Permanent Secretary-Burkina Faso)
In June 2019, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI-BF) adopted a new standard. The main innovation of this standard is the inclusion of gender in the EITI process. Four years later, what is the level of implementation of this standard by Burkina Faso? On the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March, Minesactu.info spoke to...
Gender and the mining sector: Women are victims of violence on artisanal mining sites (Special 8 March 2023)
About 2 million people work in 800 artisanal mining sites in Burkina Faso. These statistics were given by Kambiré Edouard of the Alliance for Responsible Mining at the national workshop on proposals for better integration of artisanal, small-scale mining into the formal economy and better promotion of human rights on artisanal mining sites, held on 15 February 2023. For...
