September 2018 News and Analysis from NRGI

News from NRGI
26 September 2018

Highlights

Ghana’s Gold Mining Revenues: An Analysis of Company Disclosures

Using Ghana as an example, NRGI experts have outlined how payments-to-governments data can be used to monitor adherence with fiscal regimes; to monitor the allocation and disbursement of mining royalties to subnational entities; and to monitor payments for infrastructure improvements in mining-affected areas.

NRGI's Daniel Kaufmann Testifies at the South Africa State Capture Inquiry

NRGI president and CEO Daniel Kaufmann delivered testimony in Johannesburg at South Africa's "judicial commission of inquiry to inquire into allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the public sector including organs of state." Kaufmann gave an interview with South African broadcaster eNCA following his testimony, lectured on the topic at Wits University and the University of Cape Town and spoke about state capture on eNCA's Tonight with Jane Dutton broadcast. (His visit to South Africa followed earlier remote testimony to the commission, as well as a lecture in Ukraine, also on state capture.)

Events

International Open Data Conference
This conference brings the global open data community together in order to learn, share, plan and collaborate on the future of open data. Learn about events featuring NRGI's team tomorrow and Friday and follow conversation around the event using #IODC18.

International Anti-Corruption Conference
At this global, biennial conference, NRGI staff will participate in a 22 October session on screening hidden beneficial owners in extractives. Follow the conversation around the event using #18IACC.

Video

Tunisian Documentary Captures Local Demands for Development in Oil and Gas-Rich Tataouine

Last year, Tunisian journalist and filmmaker Adel Zarrouk produced an Arabic-language documentary with NRGI funding addressing the April 2017 al Kamour movement, a wave of protests and sit-ins in the Tataouine region demanding employment and subnational development. That film and an interview with Zarrouk are now available online.

Blog

‘After Seven Years, Our Voice is Being Heard’: Tunisia Activist Details Civil Society Progress, Speed Bumps
I WATCH's Mohamed Chérif El Kadhi speaks about fostering youth awareness about the oil, gas and mining sector and challenges to civil society growth and development in Tunisia.

NRGI Launches Tools for Media Development Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
In 2017, after a decade of working with journalists, NRGI crafted a new strategy for media programming, leveraging lessons from its development programs and considering broader learning and trends in the field.

Vers une plus grande transparence des propriétaires réels des entreprises extractives en Guinée

Truck hauling ore from Guinea’s Karta Pit / CC BY-SA 3.0 darrylkeith

Publication

Can Mongolia’s Fiscal Stability Council Improve Fiscal Discipline?
This briefing (also available in Mongolian) makes a series of recommendations with regard to the design and implementation of Mongolia's Fiscal Stability Council.